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📋 Death by Chocolate Trifle recipe

Death by Chocolate Trifle is a decadent layered dessert that boasts layers of Kahlua soaked chocolate cake, homemade chocolate mousse, whipped cream and Skor bars! It's an easy to make dessert that's a chocolate lover’s dream come true!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Canadian, North American
Keyword death by chocolate, Skor bar, trifle
Special Diet Vegetarian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 20 servings
Calories 327kcal
Author Terri Gilson

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 9x13 chocolate cake, cut in 1 inch squares
  • ½ cup + 4 tbsps Kahlua
  • 2 cups chocolate chips
  • â…” cup boiling water
  • 1 cup liquid egg whites (must be pasteurized!) (from carton)
  • 8 large Skor bars (Health bars/Toffee bars)
  • 4 cups whipping cream/heavy cream. whipped *Do NOT use spray whipped cream - it will melt
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

*Heads up - this recipe requires 8 hours in the fridge (overnight) before serving

  • Put cake in ½ a cup kahlua and mix together.
    chocolate cake pieces mixed with Kahlua in a plastic container
  • In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff
    egg whites beaten until stiff in a metal bowl
  • In another bowl, add boiling water, chocolate chips and the remaining 4 tablespoon of Kahlua
    chocolate chips, Kahlua and boiling water in a glass bowl
  • With an electric mixer, beat chocolate chips, boiling water and the remaining 4 tablespoon of kahlua together
    chocolate chips, boiling water and kahlua beaten until smooth
  • Fold egg whites into chocolate chip mixture
    egg whites mixed with chocolate mixture in glass bowl with blue spatula
  • crush Skor bars by placing them in a ziploc bag and hitting them with a hammer or running a rolling pin over them to crush.
    hammer hitting Skor bars in ziploc bag
  • In a large trifle bowl, layer ½ of the kahlua soaked chocolate cake.
    half the Kahlua soaked chocolate cake pieces in a large glass trifle bowl
  • Then add ½ the chocolate mousse, a layer of whipped cream and half the crushed Skor bars.
    half the chocolate mousse, whipped cream and Skor bars added to the chocolate cake
  • Repeat.
    Death by chocolate trifle in a large trifle bowl
  • Cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight

Notes

*See post for important recipe information, tips and substitutions!
*Note: Adapted from Death by Chocolate Pg 117, Cooking with Tradition
Nutrition Facts
📋 Death by Chocolate Trifle recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 327 Calories from Fat 180
% Daily Value*
Fat 20g31%
Saturated Fat 11g69%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 35mg12%
Sodium 212mg9%
Potassium 139mg4%
Carbohydrates 35g12%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 27g30%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 467IU9%
Vitamin C 0.2mg0%
Calcium 67mg7%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Calories: 327kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 212mg | Potassium: 139mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 467IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 1mg