Cheats Chocolate Cherry Trifle

'We should Cocoa' is celebrating a year of chocolate challenges by asking us to create a dish worthy of a 1st birthday party.  Find out more over at Chocolate Teapot  Now, as far as I am concerned, no party is complete without a luscious trifle.

I really did cheat quite a lot with this trifle, but it is delicious for all that.  No recipe - who needs a recipe for trifle? Here are some vague instructions instead - hee hee!

The finished trifle

Cheats Chocolate Cherry Trifle

Sponge Fingers

Tin of cherries in light syrup

Tub of chilled fresh custard

80-100g dark chocolate

Greek Yogurt

Creme Fraiche

1 tsp caster sugar

20g dark choc, grated to decorate

 

1. Fill the bottom of your trifle bowl with boudoir fingers, trifle sponges or any kind of sponge cake.

2. Open a tin of cherries in light syrup, pour the juice over the cake.  Take the stones out of cherries, don't worry if they look a bit of a mess, this is a trifle!  Put the cherries on top of the soaked cake.  You could add some cherry brandy at this stage if you want.

3. Take a tub of bought fresh custard, warm it gently in a pan.  Finely chop about 80-100g of dark chocolate, add to the custard and stir until it is all melted.  Take the custard off the heat and let it cool for about 5 mintues, then spoon it over the cake and cherries.

4. Put it in the fridge to cool completely.  

5. Mix together about 150g Greek Yogurt and 150g Creme Fraiche with a teaspoon of caster sugar.  Spread it evening over the chocolate custard.

6. Decorate with the grated chocolate.

7. Chill until ready to serve.

A single serving

Luscious layers left for tomorrow

Happy Birthday 'We Should Cocoa'