Position each maraschino cherry evenly in a grid pattern on top of the cake to suggest 12 servings. Want to take your cherry ...

The cake is named after the Black Forest mountain range in Germany. It is also the forest in “Hansel and Gretel”, “Snow White ...

For this recipe, you will need a 20cm/8in round ... butter and richly spiced dried fruits. Almond-flavoured maraschino cherry stones are used to make kirsch and Maraschino liqueur.

There are many different types of cherry, including maraschino, griotte and Morello cherries, from which kirsch and Black Forest gâteaux are made. Look out for telltale punnets of deep red ...