Chocolate Strawberry Trifle

by

Tenina Holder

Posted June 2, 2020 (Last updated January 12, 2022)

Serves

16

Total Time

5hrs 20mins

Calories

389

This beautiful dessert will be the centrepiece of any table! Perfect for a special occasion and of course Christmas. Be prepared to make it again.

Make sure you have enough room in your fridge to place a 3.5L ...

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    Ingredients

  • White chocolate icon
    White chocolate100 gbroken up
  • Strawberries icon
    Strawberries300 gsliced
  • Dark chocolate icon
    Dark chocolateas neededshaved, to garnish
  • Sugar icon
    Sugar80 g
  • Cocoa powder icon
    Cocoa powder80 g
  • Milk icon
    Milk900 g
  • Pink himalayan salt flakes icon
    Pink himalayan salt flakes1 pinch
  • Vanilla bean paste icon
    Vanilla bean paste1 tablespoon
  • Gelatine icon
    Gelatine3 teaspoons
  • Single cream icon
    Single cream350 g
  • Egg yolk icon
    Egg yolk3
  • Vanilla bean paste icon
    Vanilla bean paste4 teaspoons
  • Hot coffee icon
    Hot coffee200 ml
  • Sponge fingers icon
    Sponge fingers10
  • Mascarpone cheese icon
    Mascarpone cheese500 g
    Method

  • 1. Make the jelly: Add sugar, cocoa powder, milk, pink Himalayan salt flakes and vanilla bean paste to the TM5 bowl
  • 2. Cook for 5 min, 90°C, speed 3
  • 3. Then add gelatine to the TM5 bowl
  • 4. Blend with MC in place 1 min, speed 6
  • 5. Pour carefully into trifle bowl so that you have a nice clean edge
  • 6. Cool slightly before transferring to the fridge until set
  • 7. Make the White Chocolate Custard: add white chocolate, milk, single cream, egg yolk and vanilla bean paste to the TM5 bowl
  • 8. Cook for 8 min, 80°C, speed 4
  • 9. Cook for 3 min, 90°C, speed 4
  • 10. Cool almost completely. Stir occasionally with a spoon to prevent a skin forming
  • 11. Add hot coffee to a clean heatproof bowl
  • 12. Dip the sponge fingers into the brewed Crio Brü or coffee and place on top of the jelly
  • 13. Layer few strawberries and fill in the gaps
  • 14. Pour custard on top of all this and allow to set in the fridge
  • 15. When the custard has set, repeat the sponge fingers and strawberry layer
  • 16. Clean TM5 bowl
  • 17. Add mascarpone cheese, single cream and vanilla bean paste to the TM5 bowl
  • 18. Whip 5-10 sec/ Butterfly/speed 4 or until you have stiff peaks
  • 19. Spread on top of the trifle
  • 20. Refrigerate for several hours to allow flavours to develop
  • 21. Decorate with sliced strawberries and chocolate shavings just prior to serving

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