Ingredients

  • For the cake:
  • 1 and 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 and 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • Whipped cream:
  • 500 ml whipping cream
  • 5 tsp sugar
  • Sugar syrup:
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp any good brandy or rum
  • Ingredients for assembling the cake
  • 1 can cherries
  • bitter sweet dark chocolate crumbs/shavings

Method

  • Cut the cake horizontally into 3-4 pieces.
  • Take one piece on cake board. Spread the sugar syrup. Spread cream on top.
  • Spread few chopped cherries.
  • Keep the next cake layer on top.
  • Spread syrup, cream, cherries. Continue till all the cake pieces are done.
  • Press down the cake lightly. Spread the remaining cream on top and on the sides.
  • decorate with cherry halves and chocolate crumbs/shavings. chilled and serve..