Black Forest Cake Trifle made in a glass. It tastes the same as the real deal, but it´s so much faster to make! If you love Black Forest Cake, you´ll love this Recipe!
Ok so what´s the deal with this week. Hubby is on leave, kids are on break (it´s Carnaval time here in Las Palmas), and me, well I´m working. I did manage to take the day off yesterday but that´s it, I can´t take off any more. Then they say Blogging is an easy job. Seriously! Since I started blogging I hardly have free time. I force myself to take time off. If not, I´d be in the psycho ward for bloggers (yes I am sure there is such a thing!).
I have people ask me all the time what I do, and when I tell them I am a Food Blogger they ask me if that´s a real job!? Or they say isnt that just a hobby? haaaaaaaaaaa!
Ok enough of the ranting and raving. I actually feel bad for complaining.. especially since I posted a photo of myself with a mojito in my hand on my Facebook page yesterday. Lol!
Let´s get back to this recipe shall we? Here are 3 things about it you should know..
- It tastes just like the real deal;
- It´s super fast to make, and
- You can totally omit the cherry liqueur if you prefer a non alcoholic version.
Ingredients
- 4 cups of chocolate cake (homemade or store bought) cut into cubes
- 1 jar of black cherry preserve
- 4 cups of whipped cream
- dark chocolate shavings (as much as you like!) / chocolate chips could work too
- cherry liqueur (optional)
Instructions
- Layer the chocolate cake in the bottom of the glass.
- Brush with the cherry liqueur which is totally optional.
- Add the black cherry preserve, then the whipped cream followed by the dark chocolate shavings.
- Repeat the process until your glass is full.
- I decorated my tops with leftover chocolate cake crumbs and maraschino cherries!
Notes
Quantity of the ingredients depend on the size of the glass you use.
I really jope you guys give this a try! This could totally work for Valentine´s Day too! Or you could make these cute Strawberry Pie Pops! Just imagine.. a yummy little strawberry pie on a stick. Can it get any cuter?
Oh and just in case you haven´t seen these Black Forest Tree Cheesecakes, here´s the link.
Have a superrrrr week guys! If you celebrate Valentine´s Day, make it a good one, and don´t forget to tell those special people in your life just how much they mean to you…
TE QUIERO!
Johlene
xoxo
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Looking so tasty. Thanks for the recipe.
This looks amazing. I am craving something chocolate now. Thanks for joining us at Family Joy Blog Link Up Party! Have a wonderful week.
It´s a pleasure! Thanks for hosting it 🙂
Carnaval time here in Las Palmas sounds fun!!!! and this black-forest-cake-trifle looks amazing! I might have to stick with the store bought chocolate cake until my kitchen reno is finished!
Yes! Buy chocolate cake, that´s exactly what I did 🙂 ps. can´t wait to see your kitchen reno!!
Oh my gosh, I so wish I had one of these right now! They look so incredibly chocolatey and delicious!
Thanks Rachel! It´s the easiest Black Forest Cake around! 🙂
Hahaha! I get the same reaction when I tell people that I’m a food blogger. It’s usually a mix of confusion and “huh?”. But this sure is a fun little job! Speaking of fun, I’d gladly go for one of these trifle cakes today. I love black forest anything, and I’m digging how you put these in mugs!
Yes it´s a fun little job to say the least! LOL!
This cake trifle looks delicious, Johlene! I love easy and quick desserts! 🙂
Thanks Jess, me too! 🙂
I absolutely love black forest, what a brilliant idea to get the same taste with less efforts! looks delicious! Pinning!
Thanks Manali! This really is so easy! Thanks for pinning! 🙂
This trifle looks so good! i love black forest cake so I can only assume that this lovely looking dish would be a fav in our house! Yum!
You have to make it J! It tastes so good! 🙂
A faster version of any dessert is my kinda recipe!! I love black forest cake!
I know what you mean – the blog takes up ALL my time. Sometimes I don’t even know where my days go!
Me too.. anything fast that tastes the same is my kinda recipe 🙂
ps. yesssss that´s why we need to take breaks and do things we love!