11 chocolate espresso trifle Recipes

white chocolate, good quality, chopped, heavy cream or 1 1/2 cups whipping cream, divided, cream cheese, softened, cake, cubed (such as sara lee in freezer section), cooled espresso or 1 1/4 cups cooled strong coffee, spiced rum (optional), strawberries, sliced (divided ), strawberry jam (depending on how sweet your berries are)

mascarpone cheese, at room temperature, bittersweet chocolate or 8 oz semisweet chocolate, melted, powdered sugar, espresso powder, coffee liqueur, panettone, cubed, chocolate shavings, for garnish

sugar, water, dark rum, brandy, egg yolks, ground nutmeg, mascarpone cheese, chilled whipping cream, vanilla extract, instant espresso powder, kahlua or other coffee liqueur, four 3.5-oz boxes champagne biscuits or boudoirs (about 60 crisp ladyfinger cookies), semisweet chocolate chips , finely ground in processor, chocolate leaves

soft toffees (werthers original chewy toffees are great), baileys, chocolate or walnut cake or banana loaf, bananas, thinly sliced, ground espresso coffee, carton double cream, a little icing sugar, dark chocolate, grated or made into curls

egg yolks, sugar, marsala, divided, dry white wine, heavy cream, chilled, sugar, divided, mascarpone cheese, freshly brewed espresso or 1/3 cup very strong coffee, cognac, vanilla extract, ladyfingers, split, semisweet chocolate, cocoa powder

brownie mix, cold milk, instant chocolate pudding mix, espresso powder, water, chocolate covered toffee pieces (heath)

half-and-half, egg yolks, dark brown sugar, all-purpose flour, vanilla extract, chilled whipping cream, chilled whipping cream, instant espresso powder or 1 3/4 tsp instant coffee powder, scotch whisky, frozen lb cake, thawed, cut into 3/4-inch cubes, scotch whisky, raspberry jam, frozen unsweetened raspberries, thawed (1/2 pint baskets) or 2 pints fresh raspberries (1/2 pint baskets), bananas, peeled , halved lengthwise, sliced, chilled whipping cream, sugar, scotch whisky, basket fresh raspberry (1/2 pint baskets), semisweet chocolate , curled or grated chocolate, almonds, finely chopped for sprinkling

sugar, sugar, dark rum, dark rum, brandy, egg yolks, ground nutmeg, mascarpone cheese, chilled whipping cream, vanilla extract, instant espresso powder, kahlua or 7 tbsp other coffee liqueur, champagne biscuits (crisp lady finger cookies) or 60 boudoirs cookies (crisp lady finger cookies), semi-sweet chocolate chips , finely ground in food processor, bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened ) or 8 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped, lemon leaves , wiped clean (or assorted camelia leaves), gold dust * to paint the chocolate (optional)

water, sugar, cognac or other brandy, whole milk, instant espresso powder, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, bittersweet (not unsweetened ) or semisweet chocolate, chopped, chilled whipping cream, purchased 8-inch-diameter , 1- to 1 1/4-inch-thick round sponge cakes, each cut horizontally in half, raspberry preserves (about 10 oz), fresh or frozen raspberries (unthawed), fresh raspberries, red currant jelly, melted with 1 tbsp water, sugar, red currant bunches or red grape clusters (optional)