Yummy Black forest Gateaux. Ideal for Birthday celebration or as a special treat for dessert

 

Yummy Black Forest Gateaux

Ingredients:

 For the cake mixture

150g/200g  Flour
200g Chocolate
2 Tablespoons of milk
200g  Margarine
200g  Caster sugar
3 Large eggs

For the Filling & Decoration

300ml Whipped cream
50g Icing sugar
1 Large tin black cherries
125g Grated chocolate or curls/sprinkles

Method

Preheat the oven to 400°F/200°C/Gas 6.

Place the chocolate and milk in a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. 

Stir until the chocolate has melted. 

Remove the bowl from the heat and beat in the margarine, then the caster sugar. Beat in for 3-4 minutes by hand or use an electric beater.

Separate the eggs.

Fold in the flour and add the egg yolks one at a time. 

Stiffly beat the egg whites and fold into the cake mixture. 

Divide the mixture evenly between the sandwich tines.

Bake for 20 – 30 minutes or until firm to the touch. 

Turn onto a wire tray to cool.

Mix the whipped cream and icing sugar together.

Spread between the two sandwich sponges and spread over the top of the cake 

Decorate with cherries and chocolate as desired

Enjoy !!!!

Hints and tips

When I was making this cake I using this recepie I found it that the mixture was a little too wet for my liking so I added 200g of flour instead of the recepies 150g .

Also I would advise you use a good quality chocolate like 72% cocoa solids for a richer taste.