Choc-cherry fudge torte with cherry sorbet

Ingredients

  1. Step 1 100g dried sour cherry
  2. Step 2 5 tbsp brandy
  3. Step 3 300g gluten- and wheat-free plain flour (we used Doves Farm)
  4. Step 4 85g cocoa , plus extra for dusting
  5. Step 5 200g light soft brown sugar
  6. Step 6 1 tsp gluten-free baking powder
  7. Step 7 1 tsp gluten-free bicarbonate of soda
  8. Step 8 1 tsp xanthan gum
  9. Step 9 150ml sunflower oil
  10. Step 10 350ml rice milk (preferably unsweetened)
  11. Step 11 150ml agave syrup
  12. Step 12 a little icing sugar , for dusting
  13. Step 13 2 x 600g jars cherry compote
  14. Step 14 200g caster sugar
Choc-cherry fudge torte with cherry sorbet
Calories: 582 Carbohydrate: 101 g Protein: 4 g Fat: 18 g
Cook time: 70 minutes Prep time: 25 minutes Total time: 95 minutes Servings: 10

TAGS

Dessert Dinner German Josh Eagleton Chocolate cake Chocolate cherry Christmas for everyone Dairy-free cake Fudge cake Gluten and dairy-free cake Gluten free cake Gluten intolerant Indulgent Make Ahead No dairy No gluten No nut No wheat Sarah Cook Vegan cake Vegan cake

Directions

  1. Step 1 For the sorbet, whizz the compote with the sugar until smooth-ish, then tip into a freezer-proof container. Freeze until solid.
  2. Step 2 Mix the cherries and the brandy and leave to soak for a few hrs.
  3. Step 3 Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Line the base of a round, 20cm loosebottomed tin with baking parchment. Mix the flour, cocoa, brown sugar, baking powder, bicarb and xanthan gum in a big bowl. Whisk the oil, rice milk and agave syrup, then add to the dry ingredients and stir in with a wooden spoon. Add the cherries and any brandy, then scrape into the tin. Bake for 35-45 mins until crisp on top but fudgy in the centre. Cool in the tin.
  4. Step 4 Carefully lift the torte onto a serving plate. Dust with cocoa and icing sugar, and serve with the cherry sorbet.