Chocolate cherry gift cakes recipe Recipe - Better Homes & Gardens Australia

Ingredients

• ¼ cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup boiling water
• 90g unsalted butter, chopped, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup caster sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 free-range eggs
• ¼ cup Nutella, at room temperature
• ¾ cup self-raising flour
• ¼ cup plain flour
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT CREAM
• 500g cream cheese, chopped, at room temperature
• ½ cup icing sugar mixture
• 1 Tbsp cherry brandy (optional)
• TO DECORATE
• 300g cherries
• Chocolate shavings
• Icing sugar
• Edible gold glitter
• Ribbon (optional)