"black Forest" Trifle

Total Time: 8 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 8 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 double chocolate chip muffins (or triple)
• 3 -4 tablespoons strawberry jam or 3 -4 tablespoons raspberry jam or 3 -4 tablespoons cherry jam
• 680 g morello cherries (stones removed)
• 2 -3 tablespoons brandy
• 1 -1 1/2 kg custard (pre made)
• 150 g dark chocolate (good quality with a high cocoa content)
• 284 ml double cream
• 60 g crumbled cadbury flake chocolate bars

Recipe

• 1 drain the cherries reserving a little syrup (approx 2-3 tbsp).
• 2 put them in a bowl without the reserved syrup and pour over the brandy, leave overnight.
• 3 slice each muffin horizontally three times and spread each slice with jam.
• 4 re-build the muffins then cut into quarters as best as you can, this is rather messy. put these into the bottom of your trifle bowl.
• 5 put the cherries on top of the muffins and pour over the brandy from the marinade. if the muffins are not moist enough use the reserved cherry syrup as required.
• 6 break the chocolate into pieces and put in a bowl over a pan of simmering water and melt the chocolate, do not let the bottom of the bowl touch the water.
• 7 put the custard in a bowl and add the melted chocolate, mix thoroughly and spoon over the cherries.
• 8 whisk the cream into soft peaks and spoon it on top of the custard.
• 9 crumble the flake bars and sprinkle over the cream.
• 10 this tastes better after leaving it to sit for a couple of hours to let the flavours meld together.