Trifle: Chocolate Banana Trifle
Source of Recipe
Simone @ CMC
List of Ingredients
1 13"x9" Choc. Cake
4 RIPE Bananas (Sliced)
1 c of Whipping Cream
1/4 c of Almonds, Blanched, Toasted & Slivered
1/4 c of Maraschino Cherries, Halved
CHOC. PUDDING
2 c of Whole Milk
1/2 c of Granulated Sugar
5 oz of Semi-Sweet Chocolate, Grated
2 tb of Cornstarch
2 tb of Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
4 tb of Water
2 Eggs
4 Egg Yokes
2 tb of Vanilla Extract
Recipe
Prepare the choc. pudding first. Place the milk, sugar & chocolate in a medium saucepan. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is on the verge of boiling. Sift the cornstarch and cocoa powder together. Add water and mix thoroughly. Stir the cornstarch mixture into the chocolate mixture. Whisk in the whole eggs and the extra egg yolks. Cook until thickened [about 5 min.]. Proceed to add the vanilla. Pour into bowl. Cover with plastic wrap & chill. Cut the chocolate cake into 3" squares. Layer half the pieces of chocolate cake in a large trifle or some other large glass bowl, cutting the pieces to fit. Arrange half of the banana slices around the sides of the bowl and on top of the cake. Spread half the chocolate pudding ontop of cake and around the sides. Repeat the process with another layer of the cake, more banana slices and the rest of the chocolate pudding. Whip the whipping cream & slather over the top of the topmost layer of chocolate pudding. Sprinkle with slivered almonds and garnish with cherry halves. Then Chill.
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