Black Forest Gateau

9 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 ounces plain chocolate
  • 4 eggs separated
  • 7/8 cup caster sugar
  • 9/16 cup cocoa powder
  • 3 1/16 cups pitted cherries drained
  • 2 tablespoons kirsch or rum
  • 1 1/4 cups double cream
  • 1 tablespoon icing sugar
  • mint leaves to decorate

Directions

  1. 1
    ["Preheat oven to 180c/350f/Gas 4.", "1 Break 3/4 of plain chocolate into a bowl set over a simmering pan of water and leave to melt.", "2 Add the caster sugar to the egg yolks and whisk until pale and thickened. Using a hand whisk, beat the egg whites until stiff.", "3 Gradually fold this into the egg yolk mixture. Sieve in the cocoa powder and fold into the mixture.", "4 Divide the mixture equally into two 18cm/7\" cake tins

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