Chocolate Cherry Layer Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups self-rising flour
3/4 cup sugar
3 tbsp cocoa powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/4 cups milk
2/3 cup vegetable oil
3 tbsp golden syrup or corn syrup
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
None None Filling and Decoration
3 tbsp cherry jam
1 x 14 oz can black cherries, drained
1 1/4 cups heavy cream, whipped
2.5 oz dark chocolate, finely chopped

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Grease and line the bases of two 7 inch diameter cake pans with parchment paper. Sift flour, sugar, cocoa powder and 1/2 tsp salt into a bowl. Make a well in the center. Dissolve baking soda in 1 tbsp milk. Pour into well with remaining milk, oil, syrup and vanilla. Whisk until smooth.
Pour into cake pans and bake for 25-30 mins, until risen and center is springy to the touch. Cool in pans for 2 mins, then turn out on to a wire rack to cool completely.
If needed, level cakes. Spread top of 1 cake with jam. Fold cherries into whipped cream; spread over jam. Place remaining cake on top. Sprinkle with chocolate. Chill until ready to serve.