What are the ingredients of baking a black forest cake?
Black Forest Gateaux 340g/12oz golden caster sugar 340g/12oz unsalted butter 6 eggs 240g/8½oz self-raising flour, sifted 100g/3½oz cocoa For the filling 2 cans black cherries in syrup 2 tbsp kirsch For the icing 600ml/21 fl oz double cream 200g/7oz good quality dark chocolate, broken into small pieces To decorate 50g/2oz dark chocolate, for shaving Method 1. Preheat the oven to 190C/325F/Gas 3. 2. Lightly butter a 20cm (8in) loose-bottomed cake tin then dust with a little plain flour and shake off any excess. Line the tin with greaseproof paper. 3. For the cake, place butter and sugar in a bowl and whisk until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time then fold in the flour and the cocoa powder. 4. Spoon the mixture into the prepared cake tin, smooth the surface with a knife and bake in the pre-heated oven for 35-40 minutes until firm and springy. To test if the cake is done, insert a clean skewer into the middle of the cake – if it comes out clean then the cake is ready. 5. Rem
