If you can’t get hold of cherries in kirsch, you can soak fresh cherries in booze yourself – do this the day before you are going to make your cake (and don’t forget to pit them before adding them to your cake!
We create chocolate shavings using a potato peeler. Simply ‘peel’ the edge of a chocolate bar to get the shavings. If you have hot hands, chill the chocolate first and return the bar to the fridge for a short while if it starts to get warm.
This cake needs to be kept in the fridge because of the fresh cream. It should last for 4-5 days (ha ha!) and does actually taste better on day two as the flavours mature – not that we are suggesting you sit and look at it for a day before getting involved 🙂