Black Forest gâteau

By: James Martin From: James Martin: Sweet

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Prep time:
50 mins
Cook time:
55 mins
Serves:
10-12

A magnificent chocolate gâteau from James Martin, filled with whipped cream and luscious black cherries. Perfect for a celebration

Ingredients

  • oil, for greasing
  • 6 Eggs
  • 150g caster sugar
  • 125g self-raising flour, sifted
  • 2 tbsp unsweetened Cocoa powder

For the filling and topping:

For the chocolate shards:

  • 3-4 tbsp demerara sugar
  • 1 tsp peppermint essence
  • 350g dark chocolate, broken in pieces
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Method

1. Pre heat the oven to 180°C/gas 4. Grease and line a 30cm diameter deep cake tin. Line a baking tray with cling film.

2. Break the eggs into a mixing bowl, add the sugar and beat well for about 5 minutes until very light and fluffy.

3. Carefully fold in the sifted flour and the cocoa powder.

4. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin. Bake for 40-45 minutes until springy and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.

5. Turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool.

6. Drain the cans of cherries in a sieve set over a saucepan. Put the cherries in a bowl. Heat the juice until it comes to the boil.

7. While the juice is heating, put the cornflour in a small bowl and mix with a little water to slacken to a paste. Whisk the paste into the juice when it boils. Strain through a sieve onto the cherries.

8. To make the chocolate shards, mix the Demerara sugar with the peppermint essence. Melt the chocolate and mix with sugar and essence mixture.

9. Using a palette knife, spread the mixture thinly onto the cling film-lined baking try. Put in the fridge to set.

10. Cut the sponge in half horizontally, using a serrated knife.

11. Sandwich the halves together with the whipped cream and half the cherries.

12. Break the chilled chocolate into large shard-like pieces and arrange around the edge of the cake.

13. Arrange the rest of the cherries on top.

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There is something not quite right with this!! There was lots and lots and lots of cherries left.

carmelB33233 carmelB33233 Posted 19 Jul 2009 8:04 PM
 

What's the kirsch for?

carmelB33233 carmelB33233 Posted 19 Jul 2009 8:15 AM