By BBC Good Food
Black Forest gateau
Instructions
Cook:40min
Impress your guests with this chocolate and cherry layered cream cake. Our easy Black Forest cake is a revamped version of a retro classic.
Updated at: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 01:55:34 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
56
Moderate
Glycemic Load
53
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories827.6 kcal (41%)
Total Fat47 g (67%)
Carbs90.8 g (35%)
Sugars60.9 g (68%)
Protein7 g (14%)
Sodium250.4 mg (13%)
Fiber3.7 g (13%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
10 servings
175gsalted butter
plus extra for the tin
200gdark chocolate
300gplain flour
375ggolden caster sugar
25gcocoa
1 tspbicarbonate of soda
2eggs
200gbuttermilk
or natural yogurt
425gcan pitted cherries
drained with 2 tbsp juice reserved
100gmorello cherry jam
60mlkirsch
or more juice from the can if you want it to be non-alcoholic
500mldouble cream
3 Tbspicing sugar
1 punnetfresh cherries
optional
Instructions
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Fresh
Moist
Special occasion
Sweet
