Try Easy Hairy Bikers Black Forest Gateau Recipe - British Recipes Book

Ingredients

• 200g plain flour
• 250g caster sugar
• 50g cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 large eggs
• 100ml vegetable oil
• 250ml buttermilk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 100ml boiling water
• 600ml heavy cream
• 50g icing sugar, sifted
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 400g cherries (pitted and halved, fresh or canned)
• 100ml Kirsch (optional)
• Dark chocolate shavings (for decoration)
• Whole cherries (for decoration)