Chocolate & Cherry Slice

Serves:8
Ease of preparation: Medium
Preparation time:1 Hour
Cooking time: 20 minutes


Equipment

• Heat proof bowl


• Swiss roll tin


• Baking Parchment

• 4 Free Range large Eggs


• 150g (5 oz) Hotel Chocolat Dark Chocolate for Cooking


• 100g (4oz) caster sugar


• 1 tbsp Hotel Chocolat Organic Cocoa Powder


• 350g (12oz) frozen black cherries, thawed


• 2tbsp of kirsch


• 250ml (9fl oz) Greek yogurt

1. Preheat oven at 180 c gas mark 4.


2. Melt the plain chocolate in a bowl over barly simmering water


3. Whisk egg yolk with the sugar for about 10mins until the mixture is pale and creamy.


4. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until you have soft peaks. Stir the chocolate mixture into the egg yolk mixture and when combined, gently fold in one spoonful of the egg whites to loosen the mix, followed by the rest.


5. Spoon the mixture over the parchment evenly. Bake for 20mins until risen and firm to the touch


6. Sprinkle a clean sheet of baking parchment with the cocoa powder and turn the cake out onto it. Cover with a clean tea towel and allow to cool.


7. Put the cherries in a bowl and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of kirsch


8. Mix the yogurt with the remaining kirsch. Spread the yogurt over one side of the cake leaving space on the other side.


9. Place the soaked cherries in the centre


10. Cut the chocolate cake and place the half of the cake that has not been used on top of the cherries and yogurt. Make sure not to press down too heavy on the cake otherwise the filling will fall out.


11. Cut into slices and serve chilled.