Special Cake Recipes,

Cherry Chocolate Cake


Ingredients

• 1 cup (140 g) all-purpose flour
• 2 to 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup (220 g) sugar
• 1 tbsp rose green essence
• ½ cup (1.2 dl) milk or water
• ½ cup (1.2 dl) vegetable oil (flavorless) or 180g of butter
• 3 eggs
• 1 tin of cherries

Ingredients for icing

• 2/3 cup (1.6 dl) whipping cream
• 50g butter
• ½ cup (260 g) cocoa
• ½ cup of sugar
• 1 soild chocolate bar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 deg F (Gas mark 4 or 180 deg C).Grease a 9 inch (23 cm) cake tin.
2. Beat egg whites until stiff and then add egg yokes and beat again. Add butter and sugar and beat nicely.
3. Mix flour and baking powder in a bowl and slowly. Add in the egg mixture and beat well.Mix cocoa and milk and add in the mixture.
4. Transfer to bake tin and bake at 350 degrees until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, approximately 35 to 45 minutes.
5. After the cake has cooled, slice the cake through the middle to make two layers. Pour cherry syrup on both layers.
6. Use approximately ½ of the frosting ( icing) and mashed cherries between each layer of the cake, coat the cake with the remaining ½ of the frosting.
7. Cool the cake in the fridge. Place the cake at room temperature 1-2 hours before it is served.