The new Black Forest cake

Name: The new Black Forest cake
Cuisine: European, German
Ingredients: 750g unsalted butter, softened; 600g caster sugar; 1 1/2 tbs vanilla bean paste; 12 eggs; 750g sour cream, at room temperature; 2 1/3 cups (235g) hazelnut meal; 660g self-raising flour; 1 1/4 cups (125g) cocoa powder; 2 2/3 cups (860g) black cherry jam; 1 1/3 cup (265g) morello cherries, drained; Frozen cherries, to serve; 7 titanium-strength gelatine leaves; 1.2L (5 cups) thickened cream; 2/3 cup (165g) caster sugar; 2 tsp vanilla bean paste; 2 eggwhites; 1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar; 120g unsalted butter, chopped, softened; 1 1/2 tbs cocoa powder; 100g dark (70%) chocolate, chopped; 100g unsalted butter, chopped; 1 tsp glucose syrup

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Decadent, rich and ready for a celebration - this cake is the ultimate showstopper. We've taken everything you love about the classic and upped the ante, including a Swiss meringue buttercream icing and a panna cotta filling. This one really is the cherry on the cake.

Updated at: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 12:55:40 GMT