Black Forest Log
Pepper & Me
A decadent no-fuss dessert featuring rich chocolate, sweet cherries and fluffy cream, rolled into a show-stopping Black Forest-inspired log that's perfect for sharing.
Ingredients
Chocolate sponge sheet
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¼ cup cherry juice (from the jar)
¼ cup water
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp custard powder
- ½ tsp Bakers Blend
½ jar Morello cherries
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1 tsp gelatine
2 tbsp hot water
3 cups cream
1 tbsp cherry juice (from the jar)
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300g Whittaker’s 50% chocolate (Don’t use compound chocolate)
Cherry Bomb, to sprinkle
Directions
For the cherry filling, whisk the custard powder into the cherry juice, water, and sugar in a saucepan until smooth. Bring to the boil over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened.
Remove from the heat, stir in the Bakers Blend and chopped cherries, and allow to cool completely.
For the cream filling, dissolve the gelatine in the hot water and cool slightly before adding it to the cream. Whip until firm peaks form, then stir through a little cherry juice for flavour and colour.
Place the chocolate sponge sheet on a piece of baking paper. Spread evenly with cream, leaving a 3cm border along one long edge. Top with cherry filling, then sprinkle with Cherry Bomb.
Use the baking paper to tightly roll into a log, seam side down.
Melt the dark chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pot of gently simmering water, stirring until smooth. Pour the melted chocolate evenly over the log and allow it to set.
Decorate with extra Cherry Bomb, more cherries if desired, and a generous grating of dark chocolate
