German · Dessert

Black Forest Gâteau

Name: Black Forest Gâteau
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 6 eggs; 180g sugar; 100g flour; 50g cocoa; 600ml whipping cream; 400g morello cherries; 4 tbsp kirsch; 100g dark chocolate shavings

Servings

Ingredients

eggs6
sugar180g
flour100g
cocoa50g
whipping cream600ml
morello cherries400g
kirsch4 tbsp
dark chocolate shavings100g

Original recipe serves about 4.

Method

1
Whisk eggs and sugar until tripled, fold in flour and cocoa.
2
Bake in a 23cm tin at 180°C for 30 minutes; cool and split into three.
3
Soak layers in kirsch and cherry juice.
4
Layer with cream and cherries; cover in cream and chocolate shavings.

House recipe