Black Forest Christmas Fool

• double cream↗500ml ml
• vanilla extract↗½ tsp tsp
• powdered sugar↗2 tbsp tbsp
• Christmas cake250g g

  or a rich fruit cake

• jar of black cherries390g g

  in syrup, drained, keeping the liquid for drizzling

• dark chocolate↗50g g

  chopped

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Whip the cream with vanilla and powdered sugar until it just holds its shape. Crumble the cake into six glasses, then top with a few cherries, a spoonful of cream and a splash of syrup. Sprinkle with the chopped dark chocolate.