Black forest

Name: Black forest
Ingredients: 100 grams flour; 100 grams sugar; 4 eggs; 2 tbsp cocoa powder; 1 for the frosting; 300 ml whipping cream; 100 grams chocolate ( chopped); 6 glace cherries; 1 for the syrup; 150 ml water; 175 grams sugar; 2 tsp coffee; 2 tsp cocoa

13 ingredients

17 steps

Ingredients

100 grams flour
100 grams sugar
4 eggs
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 for the frosting
300 ml whipping cream
100 grams chocolate ( chopped)
6 glace cherries
1 for the syrup
150 ml water
175 grams sugar
2 tsp coffee
2 tsp cocoa

Directions

1

Preheat oven 180C
2

Beat eggs and sugar until stiff
3

Sift flour and cocoa powder together
4

Fold in flour mixture into the eggs gently
5

Pour in a cake pan and bake for 15-20 min
6

For the frosting:
7

Melt chocolate in microwave or in bain marie .leave to cool a little
8

Whip cream and gradually add cooled chocolate until stiff
9

Cover and refrigerate
10

Make the syrup by boiling water and sugar till it dissolve.
11

Add cocoa and coffee powder and stir well.
12

Leave to cool.
13

When the cake has cooled down , cut into 4 layers
14

Drizzle syrup over each layer
15

Frost the bottom layer and place another layer on top , frost and continue the same steps with the rest
16

Decorate the top as desired
17

Best serve chilled