It’s my birthday. I want Black Forest Gateau.

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I want rich dark chocolate sponge. I want cherries soaked in kirsch. I want proper whipped cream.

Where can I buy such a dream concoction? Supermarket versions are lightweight.

OMG - that's the very one I mentioned in my above post! (Probably outing, but who cares - that school had a lot of pupils over the years...) Sixth formers were allowed to visit it during breaktime and would return laden with boxes full of luscious eclairs and coffee rings. And, of course, it was everyone's go-to for a birthday cake!

Oh good lord- I nip off thread for a few hours and I come back to cakeland extraordinaire.

Will catch up on the posts as we have had friends round and they have only just gone.

For the record, they brought chocolate brownies and I topped them with whipped cream and cherry brandy (couldn’t find the kitsch in Waitrose) which was passable but not the real deal.

So random. But Iceland do one

Morrisons usually do a freshly baked one in their bakery section! My favourite 🍰

I am sure farmfoods do them.

Fucks sake I also want this now and it's not even my birthday.

I'd unironically love that.

Places that supply bars and restaurants sell them. They are unsurprisingly expensive, and quite large. I used to be a trade member at Bookers but Costco encourage the public.

I imagine larger towns will have a trade supplier on an industrial estate somewhere.

You need to buy kirsh and do the cherries yourself for a proper decadent one. Not helpful when you want one right now!

Order on deliveroo from whichever restaurant makes it nearby

I love Black Forest gateaux! It is the most delicious thing ever. I used to love a Sara Lee one when I was kid. A restaurant near me used to do a gorgeous one years ago, really decadent. I was gutted when they changed menu.

I could right go a slice. Breakfast cake. 😂

Following for recommendations! 😍

Happy birthday for yesterday OP!

Thank you for your birthday messages. I will go through the thread.

@Sauvignonblanket this looks incredible. Is the bakery in St Albans? That’s a 2 hour drive away but it looks worth it. 😋

I had that last Saturday. The size is very big and it is delish. Can't stop thinking about it as it was on my cheat day.
Their cakes all look lovely.

Thank you! Your cake is making me hungry, it looks so good. Was it easy to make?

I wonder why it went out of fashion ? just like prawn cocktail which is also lovely and we always have that as a starter when my family come round.

Have you tried buckwheat flour, which is a seed? Or make the cake using almond flour to make a dense torte. You can and will eat the BFG!

Now THIS is what I want!

I'm not sure exactly where they're based and can't see from the website but they're at farmers' markets round and about and I've ordered direct from them and the deliver to the door. They're really nice people and respond to emails pretty quickly so maybe possible to work something out. Good luck!

Thanks for the heads up about PV. But I don’t think I have a Beefeater near me 😢

Amazing pro tip - thank you!

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l will have to taste test everything and report back. DS is off to uni soon so I need a new hobby.

Hang on, what?? I’ve been pinning my hopes on that Cook one.

That’s our next holiday planned. I have tried Sachertorte and thought it a bit dull TBH.

Thank you 🤩 And DH was supposed to be going to London tomorrow for a meeting so I could have sent him to Lola’s (because it WAS my birthday!) but thanks to the tube strike he is staying home and Teamsing it instead. 😔

We have found our tribe on this thread!