black.forest.gateau

 you haven't bake for awhile and with the cherries flourishing in the season, you whisked up a black forest gateau.

with the cooked down cherry, lactose free and reduced fat cream.  you had a hard time in whipping the cream (as either missing the fat or the lactose) to double the volume.  hence one layer is spread with cherry jam and cooked down cherry, the middle layer has the whipped cream with more cooked down cherries and the top layer is spread with pure dark chocolate ganache.

this cake is a little booze but it went well as dessert in the bbq setting.  everyone has a slice and washed down with tea or coffee.
you're glad you made this, even though the look is not classical but you make do with what you have and the dieting restrictions of your guest.