Cake
Description
Delicious baked treat for the whole family. Look, serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. To prepare the crust, melt and cool the butter. In a deep bowl, mix the dry ingredients: flour, starch, and cocoa. Beat the eggs with a pinch of salt and sugar. Combine all ingredients and beat thoroughly until smooth.
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Step 2
2. Grease a heat-resistant baking dish with oil, dust with flour, and pour in the batter. Place in a preheated oven at 175 degrees and bake for 25–30 minutes. Let cool in the pan for a while, then carefully remove and cool on a wire rack (preferably leave overnight). Also leave the cherries soaked in 100 milliliters of kirsch overnight.
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Step 3
3. Carefully cut the completely cooled cake layer.
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Step 4
4. Soak the cake layers with the juice from the marinated cherries or with plain juice, for example.
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Step 5
5. Dissolve the gelatin in a small amount of cream. Warm it over heat without bringing to a boil. Whip the remaining cream with sugar. Add the gelatin mixture and whip again.
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Step 6
6. Spread slightly less than half of the cream onto the soaked cake layer. By the way, you can also use mascarpone in the preparation of the "Black Forest Cherry" cake recipe; a cream made with mascarpone turns out wonderfully delicious.
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Step 7
7. Place the cherries over heat. Add a little sugar and starch. Cook for a few minutes, then let cool. Spread the cherries onto the cake layer, in the gaps between the cream.
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Step 8
8. Cover with the second layer. Let it sit for about 4 hours.
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Step 9
9. Meanwhile, prepare the decorations. Make chocolate glaze and spread it in a thin layer onto parchment paper.
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Step 10
10. Cover with the second sheet and roll the chocolate evenly with a rolling pin. Carefully roll the parchment into a tube and secure it with a rubber band. Place in the freezer for at least 1-1.5 hours.
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Step 11
11. Spread the cream over the cake, first thoroughly coating the top of the cake layer, then the sides.
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Step 12
12. Unwrap the parchment. These are the chocolate decorations you've got.
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Step 13
13. It remains to decorate the cake with chocolate and berries. This is the beautiful result.