Dan's Black Forest Gateau

Join the brilliant Dan Beasley Harling (Great British Bake Off Contestant from series 9) live from London who will teach you the skills you need to master the Black Forrest Gateau!

This class takes place on Sunday 4th September at the following times:

9am PT / 11am CT / 12pm ET / 5pm UK GMT

Please allow up to 2 hours for this class.

Bake With A Legend Online Classes are an interactive experience, where we limit group sizes to around 20 to ensure an intimate online setting. Not only do you have your celebrity baker teaching you, but you also have one of our brilliant Bake With A Legend hosts who will ensure the smooth running of your experience ensuring everyone is enjoying themselves.

If you need any help at any point during the class, you’ll be encouraged to raise your hand and your baker will be virtually joining you in your own kitchen in no time to assist you!

You’ll bake along in tandem with Dan, learning many tips and tricks a long the way as you perfect all the skills required to make Dan's delicious take on the classic cherry and chocolate cake. Dan will also be on hand to answer your questions, be those about baking or his experiences of being involved on such an iconic television show.

Tickets are priced at £35 for individuals and £50 for groups of two or more that will join from the same screen. Please note we can accept requests to move classes with two or more weeks notice prior to the class – any requests to do so, will incur a £5 administrative charge.

Once booked in, all guests will be emailed a full recipe and the zoom link required to join us for the class. Just in case you don’t spot it please check junk mail!

Equipment Required:

3 x 8-inch round cake tins  

Baking parchment  

Stand mixer or electric hand whisk

Sieve  

Cooling racks

2 x saucepan

3 x mixing bowls

Offset spatula

Cake turntable (optional)

Cake smoother

Large open star tip

Piping bag

Chocolate marble, or stone work surface (optional)

Infrared thermometer / digital probe thermometer (optional)

Metal bench scraper or straight edged knife

Ingredients Required:

For the Chocolate Cake:

6 large* eggs 

250g (1 ¼ cups) caster/superfine sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

100g (7 tbsp) unsalted butter 

50g (approx. ⅓ cup) dark chocolate 

100g (¾ cup) plain/all-purpose flour

50g (⅓ cup) cocoa powder

*Large eggs in UK = XL eggs in USA

For the Cherry Jam:

200g (approx. 1 ¼ cups) cherries 

1 tbsp lemon juice 

150g (¾ cup) caster/superfine sugar

For the Kirsch Syrup:

100g (½ cup) caster/superfine sugar 

50g (3 ½ tbsp) water

2 tbsp kirsch

For the Chocolate Curls:

300g (approx. 2 cups) dark chocolate (54%)

For the Kirsch Cream:

600g (2 ½ cups) double/heavy cream 

100g (¾ cup + 2 tbsp) icing/powdered sugar 

2 tsp vanilla bean paste

2 tbsp kirsch 

250g cherries (approx. 1 ¼ cups) - reserve 8 for garnish

If you have any questions regarding this class or anything concerning our online classes, please email us at bookings@bakewithalegend.com.

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Please note we do also offer private events where you can choose which baker you’d like to teach you and what you bake - please click here for more information.

It is your responsibility to check the ingredients do not impact any allergies or intolerances which you may have. Bake With A Legend and our bakers take no responsibility in this regard. If you're in any doubt about you then you should contact us before booking in terms of discussing alternative ingredients to suit your requirements. We will, wherever possible provide alternatives to include gluten & dairy free options.