Black Forest Gateau

Ingredients

    • 4 Eggs, 5 ozs Caster Sugar
    • 1 oz Cocoa
    • 3 ozs Plain Flour
    • 1 level Teaspoon Baking Powder
    • 2 Tablespoons Boiling Water

Filling-       

    • ½ pint fresh cream
    • 1 tin cherry pie filling (Mortons/Sains)

 

Method

Beat eggs and water.

Add caster sugar and beat until thick.

Fold in sifted dry ingredients.

Place in 2 sandwich tins.

 

Oven temperature – 180 C/ Gas Mark 4

Cooking time – approx 20 mins.

 

When cake is cold, cut each half in two.

Whip the cream.

Place a layer of cake on serving plate. Cover with 1/3 tin of cherries and then a thin layer of cream. Place next layer on top and repeat.

Finish with a layer of cream on top and decorate with cherries and flake.

Refrigerate and leave for several hours before use or overnight.

Tooban 

Burnfoot 

Co. Donegal 

Republic of Ireland