Description

You will love this delicious Black Forest Trifles recipe. It’s beautiful, chocolate-y delicious, and topped with a fresh cherry. Try it today!

Ingredients

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For the cake/brownies:

1 pan of chocolate cake or brownies (torn or cut into small pieces)

For the cherries:

1 pound fresh bing cherries (**or see tip below for using jarred cherries**)
6 Tbsp. Kirsch or spiced rum (you can substitute cherry juice or water to make without alcohol)
3 Tbsp. sugar

For the whipped cream:

2 cups chilled heavy whipping cream
6 Tbsp. powdered sugar (sifted)
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted)
1 Tbsp. Kirsch (optional)

Garnish:

bing cherries (with stems)
chocolate curls or shavings

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Instructions

To Make Cherries:
In a small saucepan or medium skillet, stir together pitted cherries and sugar over medium heat. Cook until sugar is dissolved and cherries release their juice, about 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat, carefully stir in Kirsch, and transfer back to heat. Continue to cook over medium-heat until liquid is slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
To Make Whipped Cream:
In an electric mixer bowl (that has preferably been chilled for at least 5-10 minutes beforehand), beat the cream, powdered sugar, cocoa (and Kirsch, if desired) together until peaks form.
To Assemble Trifles:
Place a layer of chocolate cake or brownies in a trifle bowl. Then spoon or pipe on a layer of chocolate whipped cream. Then add a layer of cherries. Repeat as many times as desired, and top with a layer of whipped cream garnished with chocolate curls and a cherry.

Notes

If using jarred or canned bing cherries, they don’t need to be cooked as long as fresh cherries. Drain and reserve the juice, and add a few tablespoons to the Kirsch and sugar to cook in the skillet. And then after 2 minutes, add the cherries and continue cooking until warmed through.