Choc Cherry Genoise

Name: Choc Cherry Genoise
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: makes one 20 cm (8 in) cake
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: Cocoa powder, to dust; Gold edible glitter for decoration (optional); 8 eggs; 120 g (4 oz) plain (all-purpose) flour; 100 g (3½ oz) butter, melted and cooled; 80 g (3 oz) cocoa powder; 100 g (3½ oz) cherries, pitted and chopped; 350 ml (12 fl oz) double (heavy) cream; 2 tbsp icing (confectioners) sugar; 75 g (2¾ oz) dark chocolate, melted; 260 g (9 oz) cherries; 250 g (9 oz) caster (superfine) sugar

Preparation info

makes
one
20 cm cake

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 15

Appears in

The Pink Whisk Guide to Cake Making

By Ruth Clemens

Published 2013

About

Chocolate and cherries are a fabulous combination, made all the better here by the contrast of lighter than air cake with juicy whole cherries on top.

Ingredients

Cake

8 eggs
250 g (9 oz) caster (superfine) sugar

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert
Cake
Baking
Vegetarian

Method

Follow the method for the Summer Fruit Genoise but replace the 200 g (7 oz) plain (all-purpose) flour with a mixture of 120