Heat oven to 180C
Grease and line 2 7" cake tins
Put the butter , sugar , eggs ,flour, vanilla extract and sifted flour and cocoa powder and milk into a large bowl
Mix all the ingredients .
Divide the mixture between the 2 cake tins . Level off the top and bake for about 20 minutes or until well risen .
Cool on wire racks
Meanwhile whisk the cream and vanilla paste
Take out a little cream and fold some of the cherries through it
Poke a few holes in the sponges and sprinkle on a little kirsch ( if using ) or juice from the cherries
Spread 1 of the cakes with the jam and the other with the cream/cherry mix
Sandwich the cakes together
Smooth cream around the sides of the cake . Roll the cakes on the grated chocolate
Spread more cream on the top sprinkle with a little more chocolate
Pipe some cream swirls on top of the cake and decorate with more cherries
Chill before serving
Ingredients
Directions
Heat oven to 180C
Grease and line 2 7" cake tins
Put the butter , sugar , eggs ,flour, vanilla extract and sifted flour and cocoa powder and milk into a large bowl
Mix all the ingredients .
Divide the mixture between the 2 cake tins . Level off the top and bake for about 20 minutes or until well risen .
Cool on wire racks
Meanwhile whisk the cream and vanilla paste
Take out a little cream and fold some of the cherries through it
Poke a few holes in the sponges and sprinkle on a little kirsch ( if using ) or juice from the cherries
Spread 1 of the cakes with the jam and the other with the cream/cherry mix
Sandwich the cakes together
Smooth cream around the sides of the cake . Roll the cakes on the grated chocolate
Spread more cream on the top sprinkle with a little more chocolate
Pipe some cream swirls on top of the cake and decorate with more cherries
Chill before serving