If you don’t have a cherry stoner then simply slit the cherries on one side and flick the stone out — best to do this over a bowl to ... evenly throughout the jam. Return the cherry mixture ...

She suggests warming the jam first — which loosens it for easier spreading — before straining it through a sieve to remove any lumps and brushing it over the top and sides of your cake.

Place several saucers in freezer in preparation for testing jam’s setting point. 3. Add warmed sugar, vanilla bean pods and seeds to cherry mixture, then stir until sugar dissolves. Cook over high ...