Our M&S Collection King Cherries are the pick of the crop in Michael Caine’s levelled-up version of the classic Black Forest gateau, as seen on Cooking with the Stars.

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55MIN
Total time
Ingredients
Servings
4
For the chocolate sponge
5
M&S large free-range eggs
140 g
caster sugar
100 g
self-raising flour
25 g
cocoa powder
25 g
butter
For the cherry compote
100 g
M&S Collection King cherries, pitted
100 g
caster sugar
1/2
M&S Remarksable Value lemon, juiced
For the whipped cream
150 ml
double cream
2 tbsp
icing sugar, sifted
1/4 tsp
vanilla extract
To finish
25 g
dark chocolate, grated
Nutrition per serving
Calories
783kcal
Fat
35.4 g
Saturates
20.5 g
Sugars
78.9 g
Salt
392.7 mg