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White forest trifle

Name: White forest trifle
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: all-butter Madeira cake 2 x 300g; cherry conserve 150g; black cherries in kirsch 3 x 390g jars, drained (we used Opies); mascarpone 250g tub; fresh vanilla custard 500ml tub; vanilla extract; kirsch; double cream 600ml tub; icing sugar 2 tbsp; white chocolate 200g block

30 minutes
serves 10
Easy

This trifle is an easy and stylish Christmas dessert to make during the festive season or all year round. Ready in only 30 minutes, our white forest cake will become a crowd favourite in no time

Published: June 22, 2015 at 11:44 am

Try this Christmas trifle recipe, then check out our Baileys trifle, sherry trifle, Christmas trifle and more Christmas dessert ideas.

Ingredients

all-butter Madeira cake 2 x 300g
cherry conserve 150g
black cherries in kirsch 3 x 390g jars, drained (we used Opies)
mascarpone 250g tub
fresh vanilla custard 500ml tub
vanilla extract
kirsch
double cream 600ml tub
icing sugar 2 tbsp
white chocolate 200g block

Method

Step 1

Cut the cakes into 2cm slices. Spread with jam and make sandwiches. Cut each into 4.
Step 2

Put 7 cherries aside to decorate the top of the trifle then cut the rest in half.
Step 3

Beat the mascarpone until smooth then gradually beat in the custard. Stir in 1 tsp vanilla extract.
Step 4

Put half the cake in the bottom of a large glass trifle dish. Drizzle over 3 tbsp kirsch and spoon over half the cherries, making sure you push them to the edge of the dish so they are visible. Top with half the custard.
Step 5

Add another layer of cake then more kirsch and the other half of the cherries. Top with the rest of the custard.
Step 6

Softly whip the cream with another 2 tsp of vanilla and the icing sugar. Spoon on top of the trifle.
Step 7

Make curls by drawing a large, sharp knife across the surface of the white chocolate. Pile on top of the cream and dot around some cherries to finish.