Cake
Description
Delicious baked treat for the whole family. This cake recipe is perfect for a festive table, as it looks very elegant and appetizing. For the glaze, you can use dark or milk chocolate, or experiment with white chocolate. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Cherries for this cake need to be prepared in advance. Wash the berries and remove the pits. Transfer the cherries to a jar and pour in the cognac. Let the cherries steep in the refrigerator for two days.
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Step 2
To make the sponge cake, take a large bowl and crack the eggs into it. Then add sugar to the eggs and beat both ingredients until fluffy using a mixer at high speed. Sift the flour with cocoa and gently fold it into the beaten eggs and sugar. Pour the batter into an ovenproof dish and bake for forty minutes at one hundred and eighty degrees. Cut the cooled cake in half and remove the center from each part.
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Step 3
For the cream, beat the eggs with sugar using a mixer. Melt the butter and gradually pour it into the cream in a thin stream, continuing to beat. Add vanilla sugar and cocoa. Mix everything thoroughly.
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Step 4
Add the cherries in brandy to the cream. Mix again and fill the sponge cake halves with the cherry cream.
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Step 5
Melt the chocolate bar in a double boiler, adding a few tablespoons of milk. Mix thoroughly and pour the resulting glaze over the cake from all sides. Refrigerate for several hours, decorate with cocktail cherries, and serve.