Simon King and Dave Myers combined trifle with black forest gateau and chocolate custard to create a wonderful dessert on The Hairy Bikers Comfort food.

The ingredients for the chocolate custard are: 100g dark chocolate, broken into pieces, 300ml full-fat milk, 300ml double cream, 1 vanilla pod, split, 6 free-range egg yolks, 100g caster sugar, 2 tbsp cocoa powder and 1 tbsp cornflour.

For the trifle: 400g chocolate cake or brownies, 50g black cherry or Morello cherry jam, 100g Kirsch or cherry brandy, 300g pitted black cherries, 150g amaretti biscuits, 300ml double cream and chocolate curls, to decorate.