Skip to main content

Black Forest Trifle

A trifle that will not only impress but is ideal as a last minute recipe as it is quick and easy to make

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
Jump to recipe ↓

Why it works: Chocolate and cherry work together. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 576 recipes. Both carry ethyl cinnamate, which smells sweet, balsamic. The science ↓

Black Forest Trifle

Serves 4

Ingredients

Directions

Step-by-step directions aren't available for this recipe. See the full recipe at the source →

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

380Calories
5 gProtein
15 gFat
61 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Cherry Brandy1 cup (138g)87
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Blackcurrantnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By bbcgoodfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Chocolate + cherrytop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together576 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  2. Chocolate + creamtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,466 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Cherry brandy + cherrytop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together27 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  4. Chocolate + cherry brandytop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together22 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  5. Cherry brandy + creamtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together36 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the cherry

The recipe marks cherry as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chocolate, cherry brandy, cream):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Cherrythe original
  3. Raspberryfits about as well
  4. Pineapplefits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against chocolate, cherry brandy, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.