The King’s coronation times with the very start of British cherry season, making this a gloriously seasonal trifle. The fruit is cooked with cherry jam to give just enough of a jelly effect to please ...

Slice the chocolate loaves or cake and make jam sandwiches with the cherry jam. Layer into the bottom of a large trifle bowl. Pour over the cherry brandy so that the cake soaks it up, and then tip in ...

Slice the chocolate cake about 1/2-inch thick and make jam sandwiches with the cherry jam. Line the bottom of a large wide trifle bowl with the sandwiches. Pour the cherry brandy over the sandwiches ...

You could buy a nifty cherry-pitting gadget, but alternatives exist. Any narrow implement — a sturdy straw, a pastry bag tip, a chopstick, a nail, or in my case, a slender spoon handle — can be used.