Valentine's Recipes > Cherry Charlotte

How to make cherry charlotte:
An extremely elaborate dessert with the addition of a little alcohol to liven up the proceedings!



Ingredients

3 cups black, stoned, tinned cherries
a few drops of vanilla extract
1/4 pint cherry liqueur or Kirsch
36 Boudoir biscuits
1 pint double cream whipped (reserve a little for decoration)
(see measure conversions for more information)

Method

- Drain the cherries in a sieve saving the juice.
- Place the cherries into a bowl and sprinkle 2 tablespoons of Kirsch over them.
- Line the base of a suitable loose-bottomed tin with Boudoir biscuits.
- Moisten them with a little of the cherry juice and 3 tablespoons of the Kirsch.
- Follow with a layer of cherries and then a layer of whipped cream.
- Repeat these layers until all the ingredients are used up.
- Chill overnight and then turn on to a serving plate.
- Serve with more whipped cream.




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