Black Forest Gateau Recipe

Name: Black Forest Gateau Recipe
Ingredients: 100 gm Plain chocolate; 4 lrg Large eggs, separated; 100 gm Caster sugar; 50 gm Cocoa pwdr; 1 x 425 gram can pitted cherries, liquid removed; 2 Tbsp. Kirsch or possibly rum; 300 ml Double cream; 1 Tbsp. Icing sugar Mint leaves, to decorate

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Ingredients

100 gm Plain chocolate
4 lrg Large eggs, separated
100 gm Caster sugar
50 gm Cocoa pwdr
1 x 425 gram can pitted cherries, liquid removed
2 Tbsp. Kirsch or possibly rum
300 ml Double cream
1 Tbsp. Icing sugar Mint leaves, to decorate

Directions

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["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 heat.", "2 Add in the caster sugar to the egg yolks and whisk till pale and thickened.", "Using a hand whisk, beat the egg whites till stiff.", "3 Gradually fold this into the egg yolk mix.", "Sieve in the cocoa pwdr and fold into the mix.", "4 Divide the mix equally into two 18cm/7\" cake tins