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Chocolate Cherry Trifle Recipe
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Chocolate Cherry Trifle Recipe

22 ingredients Serves 10-15 people easily openrecipes

This recipe for Chocolate Cherry Trifle is based on my family's love of Black Forest Cake. Using fudgey brownies as a base, instead of cake, gives the trifle...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1138
Calories
31g
Protein
40g
Fat
160g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pudding not in our table 0
Brandy not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter
  • 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 4 cups frozen, dark, sweet cherries, thawed and drained. (Reserve 1/4 cup of the cherry juice for the cherry pudding used in the trifle.)
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cherry flavored brandy
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1/8 teaspoon (pinch) salt
  • 2 3/4 cups whole milk
  • 1/4 cup of cherry juice (reserved from drained pre-brandied cherries)
  • 1/4 teaspoon cherry flavored brandy
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon confectioner’s sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE FOR GARNISHING

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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