Baking

Recipes: Two tasty cakes to bake this Mother’s Day

Planning a spot of baking on Sunday? Treat mum to the best with these delicious recipes from chef Edward Hayden

A slice of nostalgia: the Black Forest gâteau

Black forest gâteau

This was a very popular dessert at one time but is now coming back into fashion – it's a love or hate it dessert but we love it in my house.

Ingredients, serves 10–12

For the sponge cake

6 large eggs

175g caster sugar

175g self-raising flour

25g cocoa powder

25g butter, melted

For the filling and decoration

1 large tin black cherries, strained

1 rounded tsp cornflour

1 tbsp water

125ml ...