Black Forest Cake

Ingredients
1 Recipe Eggless chocolate sponge cake
1/2 tin canned cherries and syrup
1cup fresh whipped cream
3 tbsp powdered sugar
4 tbsp grated dark or plain chocolate (and chilled)
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
To make Cream Icing

• Beat the cream over a tray of icecubes with a hand beater.
• Do not overbeat. It should form soft peaks.
• Fold in the sugar and essence.
• Mix gently. Put some icing in a icing gun leave the rest in the bowl.
• Keep both in the refrigerator

Next Step

• Slice the cake into 2 horizontal halves.
• Place on a tray on a mesh. Sprinkle 2-3 tbsp syrup of cherries on each half.
• Allow to soak for 10 minutes.

Next Step

• Spread the cream icing on lower half.
• Transfer to a cake plate. Place the cherries on the cream.
• Save a few for topping.Place the other half on top.
• With icing gun decorate top edging.
• Spread the chocolate flakes all over and decorate with cherries.