Chocolate and cherry cake
A sophisticated showstopper using coffee, chocolate and cherries with a Mascarpone icing
SERVES
12
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
20
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
80
MINUTES
Ingredients
200g butter
200g dark chocolate, broken into small pieces
25ml strong coffee
75ml buttermilk
3 eggs
ÂĽ tsp bread soda
85g plain flour
85g self-raising flour
190g brown sugar
180g caster sugar
25g cocoa powder
2 tsp Amarena cherries and 1 tbs of their syrup
To decorate:Â
50g butter, softened
170g icing sugar
150g Mascarpone cheese
4 tbsp Amarena cherries





