Caledonian Forest Gâteau

Name: Caledonian Forest Gâteau
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 175 g butter; 200 g golden caster sugar; 3 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla paste; 100 g dark chocolate, melted; 200 g self-raising flour; 2 tablespoons cocoa powder; 150 g soured cream; ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 400 g fresh raspberries; 100 g raspberry jam; 500 ml double cream; 75 ml Chambord; 100 g dark chocolate, coarsely grated

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Hebridean Baker

By Coinneach MacLeod

Published 2021

About

Inspired by the traditional Black Forest gâteau – with its layers of chocolate sponge, cream and boozy cherries – this Scottish version replaces cherries and kirsch with raspberries and Chambord, a delicious and decadent French raspberry liqueur.

Ingredients

For the sponge

175 g butter
200 g golden caster sugar
3

Europe
United Kingdom
Cake
Vegetarian
Scotland

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F. You will need 3 greased and lined 18cm cake tins.

With a hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then the vanilla, the melted chocolate, flour, cocoa powder and bicarbonate of soda until com