Hermann the German’s birthday is the week before Christmas and to make sure his day does not get drowned out by the pre-Christmas drum roll I always make his most favourite cake of all for his birthday: a Black Forest Gateau.
For dedicated fans of the Black Forest Gateau the following link is full of details for purist debate (“a much maligned work of Germanic genius, or a dish best left with steak diane back in 1976?“) as well as the recipe for what Guardian cookery writer Felicity Cloake considers to be The Perfect Black Forest Gateau: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2013/dec/19/how-to-cook-perfect-black-forest-gateau
The pragmatist in me has little truck with “The Perfect anything” and so our version is tweaked, with a smattering of personal touches too – like homemade chocolate-covered brandied cherries… and this year we added the forest for good measure…
It goes without saying that we feel our version to be up there in the “Germanic genius” category: it keeps Hermann the German happy 🙂
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Looks delicious! What a stunning birthday cake.
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Hello Katherine and Hermann the German, what a tempting view. Wish all the luck for the party…
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We’ll try to time our next visit for this wonderful celebration… (as if we needed any further incentives!)
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We will happily bake you your very own Black Forest Gateau next time you make your way over here again! xxx
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