Formula : Black Forest Cherry Gateau

morello cherries by Jeppestown

Serves about 8 but if you are dessert challenged you may slice thin & get about 10 - 11 pieces.
Recipe adapted from Desserts: Mouthwatering Recipes for Delectable Dishes

(fyi - these are UK measurements - need to be converted to US standard)


For The Cake:

• 6 eggs
• 7 oz. Sugar
• 1 tsp. Vanilla essence
• 2 oz. All purpose Flour
• 1/2 Cup Cocoa powder
• 1/2 Cup unsalted butter, melted

For The Filling/Topping :

• 4 Tbsp. Kirsch
• 2 1/2 Cups whipping cream
• 2 Tbsp. powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla Essence
• 1 1/2 jars of stoned Morello Cherries, drained & patted w/ paper towel

For Finishing :

• icing sugar for dusting
• grated chocolate curls
• fresh drained canned Morello Cherries {there are some great cherries packed in Kirsch , just follow the link}
• grated chocolate
• chocolate curls

Preheat oven to 350° F. Prep 3, 7 1/2 inch sandwich cake pans & line each with parchment paper.
Whisk the eggs with sugar and vanilla in a large bowl until pale and very thick - the batter should hold it's shape once the whisk is lifted.

Sift the flour and cocoa over the mixture and fold in evenly (don't over mix). Stir in the melted butter. Divide the batter into the 3 cake pans, with an offset spatula smooth the batter evenly.

Bake for 15 - 18 minutes, until cakes have risen & spring back when touched lightly. Leave to cool in the pans for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire wrack & let cool completely.

Prick each layer all over with a skewer or fork, then sprinkle with kirsch. Whip the cream in a bowl until it starts to thicken, then beat in the icing sugar & vanilla until the mixture begins to hold it's shape.


To assemble :

spread one cake layer with a thick layer of flavored cream & top with a quarter of the cherries. Spread the second layer as above, position it onto the first layer you made, then position the last, top layer.

Spread the remaining cream all over the cake. Dust a plate with icing sugar; center the cake onto the plate.

Press grated chocolate all over the sides. Add chocolate curls & cherries to the top.

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