Chocolate Trifle Recipe
Prep Time:
1 hour
Cook Time:
Servings:
14 Servings
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 12 ounces cooking milk chocolate, broken up into pieces
  • 5 large eggs, yolks and whites, separated
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 3 cups whipping cream, divided
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons Amaretto
  • 1 package premade brownies, cubed
  • ¼ cup white and dark chocolate flakes
Directions
  1. In a heatproof, microwave-safe bowl, add the milk chocolate and the butter. Microwave it on a low setting, making sure to check and stir every 20 seconds until it is fully melted. Allow the mixture to cool for a few minutes, before whisking the egg yolks in, one at a time, until smooth.
  2. In a clean bowl, beat the egg whites until they are foamy, then add the cream of tartar and continue to beat them until they form soft peaks.
  3. Keep beating the egg whites and gradually incorporate the sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, as though making a meringue. Keep beating the egg whites and sugar until stiff peaks form, and the mixture feels smooth to the touch. If it feels a little grainy, continue beating the mixture for a while longer, until it is smooth.
  4. Take a spoonful of the stiff egg whites and fold them into the chocolate mixture. Once the spoonful has been fully mixed in, add the rest of the egg whites and gently fold them in until everything is combined.
  5. In a clean bowl, whisk 1 cup of whipping cream until it begins to thicken. Add the teaspoon of vanilla extract and continue to whisk until the cream is thick and holds its form. Then, gently fold the thickened cream into the chocolate mousse mixture. Set this aside.
  6. In another bowl, whisk 2 cups of whipping cream until it begins to thicken. Gradually add the 3 tablespoons of Amaretto and keep whisking until it is combined and the cream has thickened.
  7. It is now time to assemble the trifle. First, add a layer of cubed brownies (roughly half of the brownies) to the bottom of the trifle bowl. Then, add ½ of the prepared milk chocolate mousse on top of the brownies. Top this layer with ½ the prepared amaretto cream.
  8. Add the rest of the brownies on top of the Amaretto cream, then top them with the remaining chocolate mousse. Top the trifle with the final portion of Amaretto cream, and decorate with chocolate flakes and melted chocolate as desired.
  9. Store in the fridge until ready for serving.