Black Forest Gateau
Delicious Black Forest Gateau Cake Recipe. Serves 8-10 people Ingredients · 6 eggs · 200g / 7oz /scant 1 cup caster sugar · 5ml/ 1 tsp vanilla essence · 50g/ 2oz / ½ cup plain flour · 50g / 2oz/ ½ cup cocoa powder · 115g / 4oz/ ½ cup unsalted butter, melted FOR THE FILLING AND TOPPING · 60ml/ 4 tbsp Kirsch · 600ml/ 1 pint/ 2 ½ cups double cream · 30ml /2 tbsp icing sugar · 2.5ml/ ½ tsp vanilla essence · 675g /1 ½ Ib jar stoned Morello cherries, well drained TO DECORATE · icing sugar, for dusting grated chocolate Chocolate Curls fresh or drained canned Morello cherries Procedure 1. Preheat oven to 180°C/ 350°F/Gas 4. Grease three 19 cm/ 7 ½ in sandwich cake tins. Line the bottom of each with non-stick baking paper. Combine the eggs with the sugar and vanilla essence in a bowl and beat with a hand-held electric mixer until pale and very thick. 2