Mini black forest gateau with chocolate collar

12 INGREDIENTS • 16 STEPS • 55MIN

Mini black forest gateau with chocolate collar

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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

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Calories
783kcal
Fat
35.4 g
Saturates
20.5 g
Sugars
78.9 g
Salt
392.7 mg
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step 1
Heat the oven to 160° fan. Grease and line a 23cm x 33cm Swiss roll tin.
step 2
Whisk together the eggs (5) and caster sugar (140 g) in a stand mixer fitted with a whisk, on a medium to high speed for 5 minutes, until pale and thick.
step 3
Sieve the self-raising flour (100 g) and cocoa powder (25 g) into a large bowl, set aside.
step 4
Melt the butter (25 g) in a small saucepan on a low heat. Set aside.
step 5
Fold the flour and cocoa powder into the whisked eggs until fully incorporated, using a large metal spoon. Fold in the cooled, melted butter.
step 6
Pour the mixture into the lined tin. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until just firm.
step 7
Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes before turning out on to a cooling rack. Leave to cool completely.
step 8
Cut out 12 discs using an oiled 6cm ring cutter. Set aside.
step 9
Place the cherries (100 g) in a small, deep-sided pan and crush with a potato masher. Add the caster sugar (100 g) and lemon juice (1/2) and bring to the boil over a low heat until the sugar has melted, around 1-2 mins.
step 10
Increase the heat and boil for 4 minutes, then remove from the heat and pour into a shallow dish. Leave to cool and set.
step 11
Transfer to a piping bag and set aside.
step 12
Pour the double cream (150 ml) into a large mixing bowl and sieve in the icing sugar (2 tbsp). Add the vanilla extract (1/4 tsp). Whip together until the cream holds medium firm peaks, using an electric hand whisk.
step 13
Transfer into a piping bag fitted with a 1/2cm round nozzle. Chill until assembly.
step 14
Lay a sponge disc onto a serving plate. Pipe a ring of the cream around the edge of the sponge and fill in the middle with some of the cherry jam.
step 15
Place a second sponge on top and repeat. Top with a third sponge. Pipe a little more cream on top and drizzle with some of the cherry jam to decorate. Scatter with the grated dark chocolate (25 g).
step 16
Repeat with the remaining sponge discs so that you have four mini Black Forest Gateaux in total.
step 16 Repeat with the remaining sponge discs so that you have four mini Black Forest Gateaux in total.

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