Black Forest Log | Guest Recipes | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Black Forest Log | Guest Recipes | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

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Damn, this is a fine Yule log, the sharpness of the sour cherries cutting through any chocolate excess. A subtle hint of kirsch works wonders too.

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Ingredients

  • 80 grams self-raising flour
  • 20 grams cocoa powder
  • 4 large eggs
  • 100 grams caster sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • icing sugar (for dusting)
  • 2 tablespoons kirsch
  • 140 grams bottled cherries - preferably griottine (chopped)
  • 300 millilitres double cream
  • 1 vanilla pod (slit open lengthwise)
  • 1 tablespoon caster sugar
  • 200 millilitres double cream
  • 40 grams liquid glucose
  • 160 grams dark chocolate - 55% cocoa solids (chopped)

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