Chocolate Trifle With Strawberries
This creamy, fruity and double chocolate trifle is not only pretty but super easy to put together.
Gluten Free
Nut Free
All of our recipes are oil free and vegan.
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Yield: 15-18 servings
What You'll Need
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
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How to Make It
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
See recipe for quick chocolate mousse.
Use cherries and/or other berries instead of strawberries.
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