This chocolate cherry cake recipe is a recipe by Jason Atherton.&nbsp; It's so delicious and very easy to make.&nbsp; Perfect to bake as a gift for someone or just for you!

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Plain chocolate (70% cocoa) (broken into pieces)

Butter (unsalted) (cubed)

Almonds (ground)

Self-raising white flour is ideal for cakes, cookies and muffins, where a light and airy texture is required. The shelf life of self-raising flour is shorter than other flours as the raising agent will absorb moisture from the air over time

Allinson's Self Raising Flour

Egg(s) (free range) (large)

Billington's

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Jam (cherry)

Cherries (halved)

This chocolate cherry cake recipe is a recipe by Jason Atherton.&nbsp; It's so delicious and very easy to make.&nbsp; Perfect to bake as a gift for someone or…

Chocolate Cherry Cake Recipe | How to Make Chocolate Cherry Cake

Preheat oven to 180°C (gas mark 4).&nbsp;Line a 20cm cake tin with baking paper.

Place chocolate and butter in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Melt, then cool and stir in ground almonds and flour.

In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar for 5 minutes, then fold the egg mixture into the chocolate.

Spoon the cake batter into the tin. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until set but slightly soft in the centre.

Remove from the oven, allow to cook in the tin then transfer to a wire rack. Spread with warm cherry jam and top with fresh cherries.

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