I must say this is a stunning cake!!! Very moist and fluffy! This is my first try at it and am thrilled with the outcome!!! Thank you very much! The kirsch gave it a wonderful lift!!! Cherry syrup to soak the cake layers, and cherries to add between the layers. The syrups makes the cake ultra moist – my favorite part of this recipe. Hi Chloe, I usually don’t recommend freezing whipped cream frosting, but I did freeze a few pieces of this cake myself and they kept well. I recommend freezing only leftovers, and then thaw overnight in the fridge.

When the microwave pings, add a splash of the milk to the mug and return the jug to the microwave to finish heating. (Another 90 seconds is perfect for skimmed milk. However, it’ll need less time if you’re using coconut, semi skimmed or whole milk, so keep an eye on it). Chocolate Hazelnut Cake: Layer of rich chocolate cake, creamy hazelnut frosting, and crunchy hazelnuts. To make the chocolate cake: Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C. Generously butter two 8-inch cake pans that are at least 2-inches high, and dust with cocoa powder, tapping the ramekins slightly to remove any excess. Hi Megan. It might be a little small for all the batter, but as long as you don’t fill the pan more than 3/4 full, you should be ok. Baking time will be longer. Yum! This sound great! What an amazing cake to make in remembrance of your nephew. May your memories of him stay with you forever ❤️I am excited to make this cake! As far as the hot water goes, what temperature should the water be? Is tap water hot enough, or should I boil the water? Thank you for your time and attention. I have made this several times already and it always comes out delicious and very pretty. The sponge is DELICIOUS and can be made into many other deserts, including just eating it by itself. I have 2 identical 8 in baking pans and I weigh the batter in each so it’s equal. I cut off the tops to even them, then cut them in half and I end up with 4 layers of equal height. The only thing that I don’t love about it is how difficult it is to put the chocolate shavings on the side, mine end up falling off and making a mess on the assembly stand. Also my chocolate shavings don’t come out as pretty, more like chocolate dust than chocolate shavings. I tried this recipe and the outcome was so wow I don’t even know how to explain it.thank you very much for the recipe. How I wish I shared aome with you. It was indeed nice I made this cake today for a remembrance get-together for our recently departed nephew’s first heavenly birthday. I was told it was his favorite cake. This recipe is a keeper, for sure! It came out just beautifully and was delicious! We like less-sweet desserts, so I did tinker a bit. I used Alulose in place of the sugar… the canned cherries in heavy syrup had enough sweetness… and I whipped the heavy cream without adding anything. I didn’t have Kirsch so I added a bit of cherry polinka (Hungarian liquor), and also, no fresh cherries in season so I used Bada Bing jarred cherries for the topping. It was simple to assemble with your tips. I let the cake rest overnight in the fridge, as you suggested.

Awesome recipe. Couldn’t find Kirsch so used a cherry whisky. Only thing I would do different next time is use more of the syrup! I had lots left over. Definitely a keeper. I have done a recipe that has requested to do it with an 8 inch pan, but I did it with 9. It is not this recipe, but from my experience, if you use an 9 inch pan it will not be as moist and will be more on the dry side. If you want it to be more on the moist side, use the 8 inch pans. I hope this helps. Hi Shiran 🙂 this recipe looks fab and I am wanting to make a rectangular version of it. Would it be wise for me to double the recipe if I wanted to split it between two 14×11 inch pans? (approx length can’t remember exactly haha) Hi Shiran, what’s the reason for draining the cherries first if they’re going to be soaked in the cherry juice from the can anyway (as described in ingredient list and Step 5) ?Once the milk is ready, add half of it to the mug and stir well (5), then add the rest of the milk and stir again (6). If you have a milk frother or a small whisk, that’ll help you get even more bubbles into your drink. I used a cheap milk frother to get to the consistency pictured above – right. Almost Ready I baked this for a family gathering, it was large enough for everyone to have a piece, thats 15 people! Looked and tasted amazing. Having another get together tomorrow for the bank holiday and this has been requested. Thanks so much for the recipe. Don’t overmix the cake batter. Overmixing will make the cake less light and fluffy. Gently mix the batter just until the ingredients are incorporated. Hello! I was wondering for the whipped cream, would only 1 1/4 cup of heavy cream be enough to cover the entire cake? I only have that much on hand and I want to make this for Mother’s Day! Is there any way to add more liquid (like milk) to the heavy cream to make more of it? Thanks in advance! Next time, we are going to double the number of cherries (2 cans) — as is you don’t get many cherries between the layers in each slice.

After opening: Keep container closed. Keep cap area clean and free from syrup residues. Do not refrigerate – crystals may form in the liquid at low temperature. Chocolate cake –I bake the batter in two 8-inch pans, then cut each cake layer in half to get a total of 4 layers.place drained cherries in a medium bowl, and add to the bowl 1/4 cup Kirsch and 1/2 cup cherry juice from can. Leave to soak at room temperature for 30 minutes or more, then drain cherries in a sieve over a bowl, keeping both the cherries and syrup. Add more cherry juice to the syrup to get 3/4 cup syrup (you won't need the rest of the juice, discard it or save for another use). This will be the soaking syrup for the cake layers. We didn’t have 8 inch cake pans- and could not find 2 inch high ones anywhere. If you don’t have those, you can use standard 9 inch diameter, 1.5 inch high pans— they are very close in volume . ( I did the math- they are both around 100 cubic inches!). The cake came out fine. Storage instructions: Store in dry, cool ambient conditions, away from heat sources and odorous materials.