Cheats Black Forest Cake

by | Jan 18, 2013 | Desserts

INGREDIENTS

  • 500 g Fresh Cherries
  • 1/3 cup Caster Sugar
  • 2 x 350 g Frozen Sara Lee Chocolate Cake, thawed
  • 300 ml Thickened Cream, whipped
  • 50 g Dark Chocolate Curls, to serve

 

DIRECTIONS

  1. Remove pips from 400g cherries; keep 100g cherries whole for serving. Place pitted cherries in a saucepan with sugar and 2 tbsp water. Stir until sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil over high heat, reduce to low and simmer for 5-7 mins, until slightly thickened. Cool completely.
  2. Place 1 cake on a serving platter and top with three quarters of the cream, leaving some for serving. Spoon cherry sauce over and top with second cake. Top with chocolate curls and serve with extra cherries and cream.

 

SOURCE: http://recipes.coles.com.au/recipes/2583/easy-black-forest-cake/