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Black Forest Gateaux should be served with...

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Motherofmonsters · 29/12/2021 19:16

Cream not chocolate ice cream.

Went to a restaurant today and the option was black Forest Gateaux with chocolate ice cream, that just seems wrong to me!

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Workinghardeveryday · 29/12/2021 19:48

Oh no oh no, flash back of my childhood. Dm gave me a Black Forest Gateaux from age 8 every birthday 🤮. Evil stuff.

foxgoosefinch · 29/12/2021 19:49

(When I was at university my best friend inherited a 1970s fondue set… we held a fantastic 70s dinner party starting with prawn cocktail, then fondue, then a Black Forest gateau, washed down with vodka cocktails and Mateus Rose! Yum! 😍)

Teafirst · 29/12/2021 19:49

@Catcrazy83

Just a spoon Cake
Yep, this
Wbeezer · 29/12/2021 19:52

Homemade Black Forest gateau is delicious, Delias recipe is very good, light but with a sophisticated flavour, dark chocolate, cherries and Kirsch what's not to like?
Serve with pouring cream obvs.

HeronLanyon · 29/12/2021 19:52

Yadnbu !
Personally I hate cream but it should be cream or at a pinch vanilla ice cream wouldn’t be too bad.
Prefer it with nothing.
Just visually chocolate ice cream seems odd.

Badnightguaranteed · 29/12/2021 19:52

Coffee

HippeePrincess · 29/12/2021 19:53

Definitely dark chocolate ice cream and kirsch or coffee

Nobranothanks · 29/12/2021 19:54

More black forest gateau.

Or baileys cream

HeronLanyon · 29/12/2021 19:56

Actually just thought a sour cherry sorbet would be good !

Anotherbrokenairer · 29/12/2021 19:56

......a teaspoon to relieve some of the guilt of eating it all to yourself 😁

JackieWeaverHandforthCouncil · 29/12/2021 19:58

Should be served in the bin. Nasty stuff! Felt my tastebuds dry up at the thought. Reminds me of the 80s.

Sn0tnose · 29/12/2021 20:00

@sadpapercourtesan

I make a Black Forest ice cream which goes very well with the gateau Xmas Grin
Tell me more!
WiddlinDiddlin · 29/12/2021 20:01

I really don't understand the hate..

Cherries, gooooood. Cake, gooooood. Chocolate, gooooood. Cream, goooooood....

All good solid flavour and texture combinations. I like the idea of serving it with a strong cherry sorbet too, mmmm!

PussyCatEatingPigsInBlankets · 29/12/2021 20:01

Seconds and a big spoon.
Xmas Grin

StoneofDestiny · 29/12/2021 20:01

Belongs with chicken fricasee, chicken in the basket, prawn cocktail etc

IShouldProbablyHooverMore · 29/12/2021 20:02

Neither. Coffee or Kirsch are the only options.

GoldenFondue · 29/12/2021 20:03

OMG Shock I didn't get black forest gateau for Christmas Dinner, I forgot and I didn't even realise!

But you are correct, it should be served swimming in thick double cream.

Candleabra · 29/12/2021 20:03

Pouring cream

Pangolin44 · 29/12/2021 20:04

Single cream so it soaks into the sponge.

Not understanding the hate, made well it's delicious. It's hardly prawns in aspic or some other odd 70s confection.

foxgoosefinch · 29/12/2021 20:04

Nothing wrong with chicken fricassee either! Yum!

user1471541711 · 29/12/2021 20:06

Where can you buy a good black forest

fizzypop100 · 29/12/2021 20:07

Cream (80's kid here) I remember first trying this in Germany

user1471541711 · 29/12/2021 20:07

Where can you buy a good Black Forest gateau. Only had a crappy frozen one

EerieSilence · 29/12/2021 20:07

A proper Black Forest Gateaux should not be served with cream or ice-cream. It's served with black coffee and that's it.

AnotherMansCause · 29/12/2021 20:09

Vanilla cream or ice cream.