Cherry Trifle

The ultimate cherry trifle with a cherry dark chocolate sponge cake, homemade custard, cherry sauce, and lashings of freshly whipped cream and fresh cherries complete this deliciously indulgent dessert.

This gorgeous cherry trifle is so creamy, fruity, & decadent! Cherries, chocolate, cream, & vanilla custard are all meant to be eaten together.

A perfect Thanksgiving dessert or Christmas dessert, it’s impressive, and the crimson red cherries while also tasting delicious give it a beautifully festive color palette.

It’s a very easy homemade trifle, the cherry dark chocolate cake only takes 15 minutes in the oven & is the perfect shape for cutting up, I cannot be bothered slicing a round cake in half to get the right thickness etc!

You can make all the components ahead of time & either assemble the day before (I recommend) or in the morning on the day you intend to serve.

Tips for Baking a Cherry Trifle:

• This particular trifle really does taste better completely chilled. So making the day ahead will not only save you time on the big day but also increase how delicious it tastes.

• You can substitute store-bought custard for the homemade component.

• I would stick to using dark chocolate instead of swapping for milk chocolate, trifle is a very sweet dessert, and the milk chocolate is just too much sweetness.

• Don’t be shy with the fresh cherries. This cherry trifle is all about those cherries, just make sure you de-pip them.

• The cherry dark chocolate cake is so yummy that you could seriously use this recipe just for that cake!

Enjoy this treat! Paige x