Candice Brown Black Forest Gateau Recipe | Black Forest Cake

Ingredients

• 400g plain flour
• 4 tbsp cocoa powder
• 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 225g golden caster sugar
• 100g dark soft brown sugar
• 40g ground almonds
• 335ml melted coconut oil
• 4 tbsp golden syrup
• 335ml whole milk
• 4 large eggs
• 400g frozen black cherries, thawed
• 150ml Kirsch
• 2 tbsp golden caster sugar
• 400ml double cream
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
• 200ml double cream
• 200g dark chocolate (minimum 70% cocoa solids), chopped
• 50g milk chocolate
• 50g white chocolate
• 100g fresh cherries (with stalks if possible)
• 50g dark chocolate (minimum 70% cocoa solids)
• icing sugar, for dusting (optional)