Black Forest gateau

Name: Black Forest gateau
Yield: Serves 10–12
Ingredients: 175 g/6 oz/scant 1 cup caster (superfine) sugar; 5 eggs; 75 g/3 oz/6 tbsp butter, melted, plus extra for greasing; 600 ml/1 pint/2½ cups double (heavy) cream; 75–90 ml/5–6 tbsp Kirsch; 50 g/2 oz/½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted; 50 g/2 oz/½ cup plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted; 15–20 fresh cherries, preferably with stems; 225 g/8 oz plain (semisweet) chocolate, to make chocolate curls; 225 g/8 oz plain (semisweet) chocolate, to make chocolate curls; 425 g/15 oz can black cherries, drained, pitted and chopped; sifted icing (confectioners’) sugar (optional)

Preparation info

Serves
10–12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cakes

By Ann Nicol

Published 2014

About

Perhaps the most famous chocolate cake of all, this Kirsch-flavoured gateau is layered with fresh cream containing chopped black cherries, and is decorated with cherries and chocolate curls.

Ingredients

75 g/3 oz/6 tbsp butter, melted, plus extra for greasing
5

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Grease and line two 20cm/8in round deep cake tins (pans) with baking parchment.
Beat the eggs and sugar with an electric whisk for about 10 minutes, or until the mixture is thick and pale.
Sift together