Chocolate and cherry cake

A sophisticated showstopper using coffee, chocolate and cherries with a Mascarpone icing

Chocolate and cherry cake

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: 

  • 50g butter, softened

  • 170g icing sugar

  • 150g Mascarpone cheese

  • 4 tbsp Amarena cherries

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