BBC Food - Recipes - Black Forest gâteau

Name: BBC Food - Recipes - Black Forest gâteau
Ingredients: 225g/8oz butter , softened, plus extra for greasing; 225g/8oz caster sugar; 160g/5½oz self-raising flour; 65g/2¼oz cocoa powder; ½ tsp baking powder; 4 medium eggs; 340g/11¾oz jar of morello cherry jam; 2 x 80g/2¾oz packs of sweetened dried sour cherries; 2–3 tbsp Kirsch; 100ml/3½fl oz cherry brandy (ideally morello cherry brandy ); 500ml/18fl oz double cream; 50g/2oz dark chocolate , coarsely grated; fresh cherries , to decorate

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Rich with fruit, chocolate and cream, this 70s classic still has a place on our tables. This recipe uses dried sour cherries, but you can substitute good quality bottled ones.

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