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Ингредиенты
- 100 gm Plain chocolate
- 4 lrg Large eggs, separated
- 100 gm Caster sugar
- 50 gm Cocoa pwdr
- 1 x 425 gram can pitted cherries, liquid removed
- 2 Tbsp. Kirsch or possibly rum
- 300 ml Double cream
- 1 Tbsp. Icing sugar Mint leaves, to decorate
Инструкции
- Preheat oven to 180c/350f/Gas 4.
- 1 Break 3/4 of plain chocolate into a bowl set over a simmering pan of water and leave to heat.
- 2 Add in the caster sugar to the egg yolks and whisk till pale and thickened. Using a hand whisk, beat the egg whites till stiff.
- 3 Gradually fold this into the egg yolk mix. Sieve in the cocoa pwdr and fold into the mix.
- 4 Divide the mix equally into two 18cm/7" cake tins, greased and base-
- lined with greaseproof paper. Bake for 10-12 mins in the centre of the oven.
- 5 Place the liquid removed cherries into a shallow dish and pour over 2 tbsp of Kirsch or possibly rum.
- 6 Remove the chocolate from the heat and taking the mint leaves, dip or possibly brush them with the melted chocolate. Pop onto a plate and leave to set.
- 7 Pour the cream into a bowl and whisk till slightly thickened. Mix in 1 tbsp icing sugar. Spoon 1/4 of the whipped cream into a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle, and set aside.
- 8 Set aside five cherries to use as decoration later, and stir the remainder of the cherries into the leftover whipped cream.
- 9 Take the cakes out of the oven and from their tins. Put onto a cooling rack. Peel off the greaseproof paper.
- 10 Place one cake onto the serving plate and spread over the remaining melted chocolate and a layer of the cherry cream.
- 11 Top with the other cake. Repeat with another layer of chocolate and cherry cream.
- 12 Pipe around five cream rosettes and top with the reserved cherries and chocolate mint leaves. Grate over the remaining quarter piece of chocolate.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 169g | |
| Recipe makes 4 servings | |
| Calories 410 | |
| Calories from Fat 287 | 70% |
| Total Fat 33.17g | 41% |
| Saturated Fat 19.06g | 76% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 259mg | 86% |
| Sodium 168mg | 7% |
| Potassium 455mg | 13% |
| Total Carbs 21.09g | 6% |
| Dietary Fiber 4.6g | 15% |
| Sugars 8.91g | 6% |
| Protein 12.31g | 20% |
