Black Forest cherry pops

Name: Black Forest cherry pops
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: a spray can of whipped cream, 30 fresh cherries, chocolate ‘spaghetti’ curls, to sprinkle and 30 lollipop sticks, to serve; a spray can of whipped cream, 30 fresh cherries, chocolate ‘spaghetti’ curls, to sprinkle and 30 lollipop sticks, to serve; a spray can of whipped cream, 30 fresh cherries, chocolate ‘spaghetti’ curls, to sprinkle and 30 lollipop sticks, to serve; a spray can of whipped cream, 30 fresh cherries, chocolate ‘spaghetti’ curls, to sprinkle and 30 lollipop sticks, to serve; 115 g/4 oz/1 cup self-raising (self-rising) flour; 2 eggs; 90 g/3½ oz cherry compote; 2.5 ml/½ tsp vanilla extract; 200 g/7 oz plain (semisweet) chocolate, chopped; 75 ml/2½ fl oz/⅓ cup low-fat natural (plain) yogurt; 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp butter, softened; 105 ml/7 tbsp double (heavy) cream; 115 g/4 oz/generous ½ cup caster (superfine) sugar; 115 g/4 oz/½ cup butter, softened

Preparation info

Makes
30

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cakes

By Ann Nicol

Published 2014

About

The German Black Forest gateau is popular worldwide, and these mini versions would make fun canapes to serve at any party. Whipped cream from a spray can is the perfect topping.

Ingredients

For the Cakes

115 g/4 oz/½ cup butter, softened
115

Europe
Germany
Starter
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Grease a 30-cup mini muffin tin (pan).
For the cakes, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs. Sift in the flour and fold in with the vanilla extract, cherry compote and yogurt