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Black Forest gâteau with chocolate peppermint shards
Photo: Charisse Kenion

Black Forest gâteau with chocolate peppermint shards

13 ingredients 1 hr + 2 hr Serves 8-10 openrecipes
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

984
Calories
23g
Protein
33g
Fat
148g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Arrowroot not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • , for greasing butter
  • 9 free-range eggs
  • 255g/9oz caster sugar
  • 200g/7½oz self-raising flour
  • 40g/1½oz cocoa powder
  • 1 x 340g/12oz (drained weight) jar cherries, drained, juice reserved
  • good dash of Kirsch
  • 2 tbsp arrowroot
  • 750ml/1¼ pint double cream
  • 300g/10½oz dark chocolate
  • ½ tsp peppermint essence
  • 110g/4oz demerara sugar
  • 50g/2oz toasted flaked almonds

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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