Where can I get a slice of really nice Black Forest Gateau.

[CaptainBeefheartspal]

Returned recently from a European holiday where I had the most delicious Black Forest gateau (every day). Have tried to find a nice one in the uk but can’t seem to source a good one. Looking for a light sponge with cherries in kirsch and fresh cream.

Marks and Spencer do a frozen one £15

They do indeed. I ordered a big 2 tier one for my birthday last year and it was surprisingly great for a shop bought cake! Dd usually makes me a blackforest birthday cake but selfishly was at uni 😂 (she did come for my party but didn’t have time for 2 days of baking!)

I agree with you - a visit to Patisserie Valerie was my little treat to me when I visited London.
Then it went to sh*t. ☹️

Caffe Concerto ?
They are similar to PV.

Wild stab in the dark - Harrods?

M&S do a cake inspired by black forest gateaux Its not traditional but its a good alternative.

The cake box used to a nice one (about 2/3 years ago). Haven’t travelled that way since so not sure if they still sell it!

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Going to make it my mission to try all of the these suggestions, thank you. Unfortunately I can’t make a sponge in my oven - they never rise properly amd I’ve tried all sorts of sponge recipes, tins and mixers . It’s really frustrating.

Going to start with Blackbird Bakery and then Cake Box and branch out to the other London venues. I also go to the coast and the Midlands quite often so will branch out after that 😀

A good BFG is a beautiful thing. I used to like the one at Maids of Honour in Kew but they’ve messed around with the recipe and they’re weirdly sour now, like they’ve added citric acid.
To be fair the other cakes there are lovely.
At my first job in London I used to be sent to PV in Marylebone HS for a cake whenever anyone had a birthday. Their cakes were the gold standard for many years.

Is PV the only cake shop in the UK?
I do remember the original one from my London days.
An independent local bakery, maybe?
Do any supermarkets have a nice bakery?
In Ireland, Staffords are fresh supermarket cakes, their Black Forest is quite good!

I really fancy a nice slice of BFG now!

What I do is buy nice chocolate cake and add (shedloads of) whipped cream and most of a jar of Opie's cherries in kitsch (I get them from ocado but most supermarkets do tinned cherries). The downside is this means DS (otherwise a fruit refuser) will eat the chocolate cake and cream too, sigh

@Gowlett PV expanded far too quickly, got into serious fraud financial trouble and went spectacularly bust several years ago.

Remnants of the business was bought out so they only have a very small presence now.

@CaptainBeefheartspal if you can get the Elizabeth line to west London there is the most amazing Black Forest gateau roulade made in a cake shop in Hanwell. It’s called Pan’s Bake Shop.

Morrisons used to do a really nice twin pack not slices but 2 portions. It seems to have gone off the website. I love a black forest gateau.

I did black forest trifles for our Christmas Day dessert. They were really nice got some cherry compote from booths and some frozen cherries.

If I remember rightly, there’s a really good German bakery down Camden Passage in Angel, Islington. My German friend took me there.

OP you’re going to have to report back when you try them at these places as BFG is my absolute favourite and I’d travel for a decent one! 😁

Where have you come back from OP? I want to go there.

Otherwise, the Gerrman Gymnasium restaurant near Kings Cross.

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Found the Morrisons ones that picture doesn’t do them justice. They are crammed with cream and really nice.

Yes, they opened in Dublin as part of Debenhams, but didn’t last long! There was other much nicer (and cheaper) cake shops nearby.

It could be Kipferl. In Camden passage off upper st angel islington. It is super delish but I think it’s actually Austrian cakes if that’s the one you’re thinking of.....

Quite surprised at the number of posts saying “just make one”.

BFG isn't like knocking out a quick Victoria sponge. It's a serious amount of faffing about.