TRIFLES: CHOCOLATE

prep time:: 20 min
total time:: 20 min plus 24 hours chilling time

The first time I had this dessert was at a holiday party at the home of my former boss of The National Pharmaceutical Council and his wife, Mark and Shirley Knowles, in Reston, Virginia, in the 1990’s. The entire affair was catered except for this dessert, which was Shirley’s pride and joy. And no wonder, it was simply delicious! Dick fixes this every Christmas for the Fowler Family Gatherings and has now started a tradition by serving it at our annual Maple Knolls Holiday Progressive Dinner, our neighbors beg for it every year, it’s so good! This recipe could also be prepared in champagne flutes, served as individual trifles.

ingredients

1 yellow sheet cake (thin layer cake)
1 large package chocolate pudding (NOT instant)
8 Heath bars, crushed
16 ounces whipping cream, lightly whipped
lots of Kahlua or coffee liquor
2 medium bananas, sliced

directions

1
Bake cake in a jelly roll pan for 15 minutes or less to achieve a thin layer cake. Cool and break into pieces.
2
Cook the chocolate pudding made with 3 cups milk plus 3-4 teaspoons instant coffee granules.
3
Line a trifle bowl 3/4 of the way up the sides with pieces of cake. Add 1/2 cup or more of coffee liquor to soak up the cake.
4
Add a layer of chocolate pudding, then a layer of crushed heath bars, then a layer of whipped cream, then a few bananas.
5
Repeat 2-3 times.
6
Allow to sit overnight.
7
Serve chilled with hot coffee (and more Kahlua!)

notes

THE SECRET? IT'S JUST SOOOOOOOO GOOD! Susie Garczynski, one of our Manchester friends, renamed this dessert "GASTRONOMIC ORGASM" because she definitely thought it was better than sex!!

Source: Shirley Knowles