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Ingredients
Chocolate Sponges
- 200 g dark chocolate, small pieces or callets
- 200 g unsalted butter, diced, plus extra for greasing
- 100 g water
- 250 g caster sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 25 g cocoa powder
- 1 tsp natural vanilla extract
- 250 g self-raising flour
- 80 g sour cream
Whipped Cream
- 750 g double cream
- 75 g golden caster sugar
- 2 tsp natural vanilla extract
Assembly
- 200 g tinned pitted black cherries, in syrup (drained weight), syrup reserved
- 50 g dark chocolate, shavings
- Nutrition
- per 1 slice
- Calories
- 2903 kJ / 694 kcal
- Protein
- 8 g
- Carbohydrates
- 58 g
- Fat
- 49 g
- Saturated Fat
- 30 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
- Sodium
- 307 mg
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