Black Forest Gateau
FOOD + DRINK
Black Forest Gateau
Recipe by : Opies , www . opiesfoods . com
Prep time : 10 minutes Cooking time : 45 minutes Serves : 10-12
Ingredients :
• 1 jar Opies Black Cherries in Kirsch , strained
• 100g butter , softened
• 6 medium eggs , beaten
• 225g caster sugar
• 75g plain flour , sifted
• 50g cocoa powder , sifted
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 500ml double cream , lightly whisked
• Chocolate , grated to decorate
Method :
1 . Preheat the oven to 180 ° C .
2 . Grease and line the sides and base of a 23cm cake tin with parchment paper .
3 . Beat the butter until very soft but not melted .
4 . In a separate bowl , whisk the eggs and sugar together until the mixture has trebled in volume and is pale and thick .
5 . Fold in the flour , cocoa powder , vanilla and butter with a metal spoon .
6 . Spoon the mixture into the cake tin and smooth the top of the cake mixture .
7 . Bake in the preheated oven for 40 - 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean and the cake is well risen . Remove from the oven .
8 . Once cool , turn out onto a wire tray and remove the parchment paper . Cut the cake through the middle and drizzle the sponge with 4 - 6 tbsp of cherry juice from the jar .
9 . Fold half the cherries into the cream and spread over the base layer of the cake . Place the other half of the cake on top and drizzle 3 tbsp cherry juice over the top of the cake .
10 . Spread the remaining cream and cherries on the top layer of the cake and sprinkle with grated chocolate . Chill the cake for 1 hour before serving and serve with a small jug of the remaining cherry juice .
TOP TIP : Delicious served with cream or ice cream .
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