Chocolate Trifle With Strawberries
This creamy, fruity and double chocolate trifle is not only pretty but super easy to put together.
Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 30 mins
Yield: 15-18 servings
Ingredients
Ingredients
Cake
- 3 cups all-purpose gluten free flour
- ½ cup date or coconut sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 6 Tbsp cacao powder
- 4 Tbsp ground flax seed
- 4 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 Tbsp unsweetened applesauce
- 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup raisins
- 2 cups cold water
Toppings
- 8 cups fresh or thawed strawberries
- 4 cups quick chocolate mousse
Instructions
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- 2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cacao powder, ground flax seed and salt.
- 3. In a blender, add the water and raisins and blend until smooth.
- 4. Pour the raisin-water mix into a separate bowl and combine with the vinegar, vanilla, and applesauce.
- 5. Pour the wet ingredients over the dry and stir with a whisk until well mixed.
- 6. Pour into a round baking dish lined with parchment paper.
- 7. Bake for 30 minutes.
- 8. Remove from the oven and let cool.
- 9. To assemble the trifle, begin by spreading a layer of chocolate mousse in the bottom of a trifle cake bowl, round bowl or personal size parfait cup.
- 10. Top the mousse with a layer of strawberries.
- 11. Next add a layer of cake. If using a personal parfait cup, you can use a round cookie cutter to cut the cake.
- 12. Repeat steps 9-11 until you fill the bowl or cup.
- 13. The last layer should be chocolate mousse and strawberries.
Cooking Tips
Cooking Tips
- 1. See recipe for quick chocolate mousse.
- 2. Use cherries and/or other berries instead of strawberries.
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