Bake in 350☏ (180☌) oven until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean, 60 to 70 minutes. Spoon into lightly greased 8-x 4-inch (1.5 L) loaf pan, smoothing top. Whisk the double cream in a bowl until it forms soft peaks, then smooth this over the custard. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt stir into butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, making 3 additions of flour mixture and 2 of buttermilk. If you have time, place in the fridge until almost ready to serve, again covered in cling film. Put a layer of the amaretti biscuits over the cherries, then pour over the custard in a thick, even layer. Pour over the kirsch or cherry brandy, then sprinkle over the cherries. Sandwich together and arrange in the bottom of a large trifle bowl. To make the trifle, cut the brownies or chocolate cake into fairly thin slices and spread with the jam. When cool, transfer to the fridge – the custard will continue to thicken while it chills. When the custard has thickened to the point of thick double cream, transfer to a jug and cover with clingfilm to stop a skin from forming. Do not have it on too low a heat as it will not thicken, but make sure you do not let the mixture boil and keep stirring. The longer it is refrigerated, the better it will set up. Place the dessert in the refrigerator until firm, at least one hour or overnight. Cook, stirring constantly until the custard thickens – this can take anything between 10 and 20 minutes depending on how high you dare have the heat. Pour the cherry pie filling over the cream cheese mixture and spread in an even layer. Mix thoroughly, then rinse out the saucepan and return the custard to it. Pour the slightly cooled milk and cream mixture over the eggs, mixing as you go, then stir in the melted chocolate. In a mixing bowl, whisk together pudding mix and the 1 & 1/2 cups milk. Put the egg yolks, caster sugar, cocoa powder and cornflour into a bowl and whisk, preferably with electric beaters, until the mixture is very well aerated, pale and stiff enough so that it keeps shape when you trail the beaters through it. Spread a little less than half the cream cheese/whipped cream mixture evenly over the crust. Remove from the heat and leave to infuse until cooled slightly. Put the milk and cream into a saucepan with the vanilla pod and bring to just-below boiling point. Melt the chocolate - either in the microwave or very carefully in a bain marie (a heatproof bowl placed over a pan of simmering water). I hope you will share this and make beautiful memories of your own whilst doing so.Īs for me? I am off to pack and although I am sure there will be many tears shed while saying goodbye to my home, at least I will have a bowl of chocolate trifle to cover the pain.First make the custard as this will need to chill before you make up the trifle. The dark chocolate paired with cherries and condensed milk are a match made in heaven. That moment of bliss as their eyes close and the mmmm that follows. I can remember the face of every person that has tasted it for the first time. I suppose it takes me back to so many memories a lot like my apartment. It makes a magical appearance once a year, stays for a few days, all the while the flavour deepening into something truly extraordinary. To be honest it just wouldn't be the same without it. Today I give you my grandmothers Black Forest trifle recipe which has been present at every Christmas celebration for as long as I can remember. I have celebrated many a Christmas whilst living here, have cooked for my tribe and shared my special family recipes. In between these walls I have made new friends and said goodbye to old, built a career in food while navigating the tiny kitchen and have lived here with my love and our beautiful Piglet my little family whom I cherish.įunny how I have become so attached to a house that I have made into a home, a safe haven. I have lived in this apartment with my best friend talking endlessly about life, our hopes, ambitions, dreams, and fears. It has been my home, a place that has hosted countless dinner parties, a place that holds many dear memories. The lease on my apartment wasn't renewed this year, which means its time to move out and move on. A taste or a smell can take you right back to a moment.
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