Chocolate orange trifle recipe
A fresh twist on a favourite Christmas dessert, combining chocolate and orange in a rich and delicious trifle. Popular with kids and adults alike, and a great addition to a Christmas feast.
See method- Serves 10
- 40 mins to prepare and 5 mins to cook
- 542 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 1 jumbo chocolate and vanilla swiss roll
- 100g fine-cut orange marmalade
- 4 tbsp orange liqueur
- 4 oranges, peeled
- 1 x 410g tin black cherry fruit filling
- 100g rich plain chocolate
- 500g fresh custard
- 400ml double cream
- 2 tbsp gold crunch sprinkles
- 5g white chocolate
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 2270kJ 542.0kcal
- Fat
- 31g
- Saturates
- 17g
- Salt
- 0.3g
- Sugars
- 48g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 61.2gProtein 4.8gFibre 2.7g
Method
- Slice the swiss roll into thin slices and spread each lightly with marmalade. Arrange the sponge slices, marmalade side inwards, around the base and sides of a large bowl.
- Carefully drizzle the sponge with 2 tablespoons of the orange liqueur and leave for 10 minutes to soak, tilting the bowl so that it spreads evenly.
- Meanwhile cut the oranges into segments. Scatter two-thirds over the sponge and set the remainder aside. Drain the cherries, reserving 75ml of the juice. Pour this evenly over the swiss roll slices. De-stone the cherries and scatter over the orange segments.
- Reserve 1 square of the plain chocolate for decoration and melt the remaining chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of barely simmering water, stirring occasionally until smooth. Stir through the custard to make a thick chocolate mixture. Pour over the fruit and sponge.
- Whip the cream and the remaining orange liqueur with an electric hand whisk until soft peaks form, then spoon over the custard. Use a large metal spoon to create cream peaks.
- Scatter the reserved orange segments over the cream with the gold crunch sprinkles. Using a potato peeler, peel curls of white and reserved chocolate over the top of the trifle. Chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour before serving.
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