Description
A delicious and festive Black Forest Trifle perfect for Christmas celebrations, combining layers of chocolate cake, cherries, and whipped cream.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 chocolate cake, baked and cooled
- 2 cups cherry pie filling
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Chocolate shavings for garnish
Instructions
- Cut the chocolate cake into cubes.
- In a mixing bowl, whip the heavy cream with powdered sugar and vanilla extract until soft peaks form.
- In a trifle dish, layer half of the chocolate cake cubes at the bottom.
- Add half of the cherry pie filling over the cake layer.
- Spread half of the whipped cream over the cherries.
- Repeat the layers with the remaining cake, cherries, and whipped cream.
- Top with chocolate shavings for garnish.
- Chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving.
Notes
- For a richer flavor, use dark chocolate cake.
- Feel free to add more layers if desired.
- Can be made a day in advance for convenience.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-bake
- Cuisine: German
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: Black Forest Trifle, Christmas dessert, festive trifle, chocolate dessert