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Deeply Alcoholic Cherry & Chocolate Cake

cooking: 20 mins
preparation: 20 mins
serves: 8
vegetarian: Yes

Buy these products:

Pitted Griottines in Kirsch France Pitted Griottines in Kirsch
1000ml
Dark Chocolate Drops France Dark Chocolate Drops
2Kg
White Chocolate Drops France White Chocolate Drops
2Kg

Deeply Alcoholic Cherry & Chocolate Cake
Not one for the little ones - a deliciously rich and smooth flavoured cake laced in kirsch……….. an absolute chocoholics dream!
Ingredients:
*100g Dark Chocolate Drops
*100g Pitted Griottines in Kirsch (using 75ml of the kirsch)
*75g White Chocolate Drops
125g unsalted butter
3 eggs
100g caster sugar
100g plain flour
100g self raising flour
50g ground almonds
2 (200ml) tubs crème fraiche

To decorate:
*100g drained griottines
*25g Milk Chocolate drops
*25g White chocolate drops
dark cocoa to dust
HOW TO COOK IT

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/Fan 160c/Gas Mark 5. Lightly grease and base line a 18cm x 28cm deep swiss roll tin. Line a baking sheet with baking parchment.

2. Melt the 25g white chocolate drops in a small bowl set over a pan of gently simmering water and then melt the 25g milk chocolate drops in a separate bowl in the same way. Pour each chocolate into the corner of a small food bag and snip off the end to make a thin nozzle.

3. Pipe one small 1cm circle then continue piping 4 more slightly increasingly larger circles, using alternate chocolate colours around the edge to make cobweb shapes. Use all the chocolate and then with the pointed edge of a knife drag the chocolate one way and another to finish the look. Chill to set.

4. Place the dark chocolate and butter in a saucepan and gently heat, stirring continually until melted and smooth. Place the eggs, sugar, flours, almonds and chocolate mixture into a bowl and mix to combine.

5. Stir in the griottines and kirsch until well mixed. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes until cooked when tested with a skewer.

6. Allow to cool for 10 minutes in the cake tin before removing from the tin and placing onto a wire rack to cool further.

7. Meanwhile make the topping. Place the crème fraiche and white chocolate drops into a saucepan and gently heat, stirring continually until melted and smooth. Remove from the heat and transfer to a bowl and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes until firm and well chilled.

8. Cut the cake into 8 large squares. Beat the topping with a wooden spoon and spoon onto the top of each cake square. Top with the remaining griottines and chocolate cob webs to serve.

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