Chocolate cake with cherries jam: the recipe everybody will love

Name: Chocolate cake with cherries jam: the recipe everybody will love
Uploaded: 2023-01-24T11:52:42Z
Duration: PT482.649S
Channel: Recipe ideas

published on 24 January, 2023 at 12:52

Ingredients:

- For the batter:

4 eggs

A pinch of salt

120 g of sugar

40 ml of water

90 g of flour

30 g of cocoa powder

1 tsp of baking powder

- For the cherries jam:

400 g of frozen cherries

130 g of sugar

1 tsp of lemon juice

40 ml of water

30 g of corn starch

- For the cream:

400 g of cream cheese

100 g of powdered sugar

300 g of whipping cream

20 g of cocoa powder

- For the syrup:

120 ml of water

1 tbsp of sugar

- For decoration:

150 g of dark chocolate

20 g of vegetable oil

Whipped cream

Cherries

Directions:

1. In a large bowl whip eggs with salt and sugar using electrical whisks for 10 minutes. Then add water.

2. Mix and sift the powders (flour, cocoa and baking powder) to mix them into the eggs mix.

3. Pour the batter in a round cake pan (20 cm diameter).

4. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees for 40 minutes.

5. In a sauce pan heat cherries, sugar and lemon juice on medium heat to make the jam.

6. Boil and cook for 3-4 minutes.

7. Mix water and corn starch, then pour this mix into the cherries while still cooking. Stir well until it thickens.

8. Divide the cake into 3 equal layers.

9. Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar and cream using electrical whisk until it's well combined.

10. Divide the cream in two and put some cocoa powder in one half.

11. Now assemble the cake. First, wet the cake layers with a syrup made mixing water and sugar. Alternate chocolate cream, cherries jam and white cream.

12. Let the cake cool in the fridge for 4-6 hours.

13. Melt some chocolate with vegetable oil in the microwave and use this mix to decorate the cake. Also add whipped cream peaks and cherries.

Credit/Video: Lecker mit Sophie Mayer

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