Ingredients

The following ingredients have 20 Servings
  • 200 g dark or semi-sweet chocolate (about 50-60 % cocoa, 7 oz )
  • 250 g unsalted butter (8.8 oz/ 1 cup, very soft)
  • 250 g granulated sugar (8.8 oz/ 1 ¼ cups )
  • 4 eggs
  • 150 ml milk ( 5 fl.oz/ 2/3 cup)
  • 180 g all-purpose flour (6.3 oz/ 1 ½ cups )
  • 2 ½ tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 200 g ground hazelnuts (7 oz/ 1 2/3 cups )
  • 1 jar of cherries (about 300 g/ 10.5 oz/ about 1 1/3 cups pitted cherries when drained)
  • 3 large bananas (ripe but not overripe)
  • 4 teaspoons cornstarch ((Note 2))
  • 4 teaspoons icing sugar ((Note 2))
  • 400 ml heavy cream (13.5 fl.oz/ 1 ¾ cups )
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 400 g crème fraiche or sour cream (14 oz/ 1 2/3 cups (Note 3))
  • some banana chips to decorate the cake (optional)

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