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Published 10/11/2025
2:30
Serves 30
Hard

Chocolate trifle

We’ve put a tasty twist on the traditional trifle and transformed it into a decadent chocolate trifle instead. Full of chocolate brownie, chocolate mousse, mascarpone cream and dulce de leche – this trifle is for the chocolate lovers.

We’ve used homemade brownies but feel free to swap them out for store-bought if you’re short on time. You can also add your own toppings like caramel popcorn, Maltesers or dark chocolate shavings.

What you'll need...

For the amaretto chocolate mousse

  • 8 medium egg yolks
  • 100g caster sugar
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 450ml whole milk
  • 250ml double cream
  • 360g 70% dark chocolate
  • 75ml (3 shots) amaretto, optional

For the chocolate brownie

  • 250g 70% dark chocolate
  • 100g unsalted butter
  • 4 medium eggs
  • 260g caster sugar
  • 90g plain flour
  • 40g cocoa powder

For the mascarpone cream

  • 2 medium eggs
  • 500g mascarpone
  • 250g double cream
  • 150g caster sugar

For the layers

  • 900g dulce de leche
  • Maltesers, optional
  • Dark chocolate shavings, optional

Method

  1. Make the mousse by whisking the egg yolks and sugar together until pale, silky smooth and doubled in volume – it should be thick. Place a saucepan over a medium heat and carefully heat the double cream and milk together until it starts to gently steam. Remove the milk-cream mixture from the heat and – while whisking continuously – gradually pour in the yolk-sugar mix. Make sure it is well combined. 

  2. Put the mixture on a low heat and heat and stir continuously until it reaches 83C and starts to simmer. You’ll need to use a sugar thermometer to keep an eye on the temperature, but this approximately takes 6 minutes. 

  3. Take the mixture off the heat and stir in broken pieces of dark chocolate, the cocoa powder and 3 shots of amaretto. Whisk until smooth. Let the mousse cool, and once cold, store in the fridge until later. 

  4. It’s time to make the brownie. Preheat the oven to 190C / 170C Fan / Gas 4. Snap the dark chocolate into a heatproof bowl and add the butter. Place the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and stir the chocolate-butter mix until melted and combined. Set to the side until needed. 

  5. In a separate bowl, whisk the sugar, eggs and a pinch of salt until fluffy. Fold in the melted chocolate and gradually stir in the plain flour and cocoa powder until fully combined. Pour the brownie mix into a lined tin and bake for 20 mins, or until cooked through. Leave to cool in the tin before transferring to a wire rack. 

  1. Next up, the mascarpone cream. Place the eggs and sugar in a heatproof bowl and place over a saucepan of simmering water. Whisk continuously until the mixture is thick and leaves a ribbon-like consistency. Allow to cool. 

  2. Whisk the mascarpone and cream in a separate bowl then fold in the egg-sugar mixture. Cover and leave in the fridge until needed. 

  3. Time to assemble the chocolate trifle. Cut the brownie into pieces and layer the bottom of the trifle bowl. Add some of the mascarpone cream, followed by a layer of chocolate mousse and top with the dulce de leche. Add more brownie pieces then top with mascarpone cream, chocolate mousse and dulce de leche. Repeat once more or until you’re almost near the top of the trifle bowl. 

  4. Decorate the top of a leftover layer of mascarpone cream and a dollop of chocolate mousse in the middle. Crumble over any remaining brownie and feel free to decorate with Maltesers if you wish.  

  5. ProTip: Experiment with this recipe if you wish by adding Maltesers throughout the layers, or if you’re wanting a summery chocolate trifle, add slices of strawberries too. If you don’t have time to make homemade brownie, this recipe works with store-bought too. 

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