Monster Black Forest Gateau Recipe (Chocolate Cake with Cherries and Cream)

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🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

Cream together the caster sugar and unsalted butter until light and fluffy.

Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

Sift in the self-raising flour and cocoa powder, then fold together with a spoon.

Grease and line an 8-inch cake tin with greaseproof paper.

Spread the cake batter evenly into the pan and smooth the top.

Bake in a 150°C fan oven (170°C normal oven) for about 1 hour.

Check if the cake is cooked by stabbing it with a skewer; if it comes out clean, it's done.

Leave the cake to cool in the tin for 15 minutes before transferring it to cool completely.

Melt the dark chocolate in a small pan, then pour in 200 ml of double cream and mix until smooth; cool in the fridge.

Whip the extra heavy whipping cream until soft peaks form.

Drain the cherries, keeping back about 1 cup of the syrup.

Cut the cooled cake into three layers using a sharp serrated knife.

Drizzle 5-6 tablespoons of cherry syrup onto each layer of the cake.

Spread 1/3 of the whipped cream on the first layer, add half the cherries, and place the middle layer on top.

Spread half of the remaining whipped cream on the middle layer, add the remaining cherries, and place the top layer on.

Spread a thin layer of the chocolate icing over the entire cake.

Pipe the remaining whipped cream on top of the cake and finish with chocolate shavings and a few cherries.

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