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Black Forest Trifle

Black Forest Trifle

This Black Forest trifle layers chocolate, cherries, and whipped topping for a delicious dessert.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Additional Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16 servings
Calories 298 kcal

Equipment

  • glass trifle bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 1 package frozen pound cake 12 ounce, thawed and cut into cubes
  • 2 cans cherry pie filling 21 ounce
  • 1 jar hot fudge ice cream topping 12 ounce, warmed
  • 4 cups frozen whipped topping thawed

Instructions
 

  • Arrange half of the pound cake cubes into the bottom of a glass trifle bowl; top with 1 can cherry pie filling, half of the hot fudge, and 2 cups whipped topping. Repeat layers.
  • Drizzle remaining hot fudge over the top. Spoon a few dollops of cherry pie filling decoratively over whipped topping.
  • Cover trifle and refrigerate until chilled before serving, at least 2 hours.

Notes

This dessert can be assembled up to one day in advance and kept chilled. Use brownies instead of pound cake and garnish with chocolate curls before serving for an extra-chocolaty variation.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 298kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 2gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 46mgSodium: 153mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19gVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Black Forest Trifle, cherry dessert, chocolate dessert, Layered Dessert, Trifle, whipped topping
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