Luscious Dark And Sexy Sour Cherry Chocolate Cake
From huxter 14 years agoIngredients
- 12 ounces caster sugar shopping list
- 3 ozs dried sour cherries shopping list
- 11 ounces butter ,melted shopping list
- 10 ounces dark chocolate ,at least 70% cocoa content ,melted shopping list
- 10 eggs separated ,plus an extra 6 egg yolks shopping list
- 4 ounces best quality Dutch-proces cocoa shopping list
- 4 ounces soured cream ,at room temprature shopping list
- creme fraiche for serving shopping list
How to make it
- Combine 2 oounces of caster sugar with 2 ounces of water and bring to the boil
- Remove from the heat and add the cherries and set aside to cool
- When cool ,strain ,discard the liquid ,and coarsely chop the cherries
- Preheat the oven to 280 F
- Combine the butter ,cherries ,and chocolate in a large bowl ,stirring until well combined ,and set aside
- Whisk the egg yolks ,all 16 , and 7 ounces sugar , in an electric mixer until thick and pale ,about 4-5 minutes
- Then fold in the chocolate mixture and set aside
- Now whisk the eggwhites in an electric mixer until frothy ,then with the motor running ,gradually add the remaining sugar in a continuous stream and whisk until soft peaks form ,about 3-4 minutes .
- Fold the Dutch cocoa into the chocolate mixture carefully with a metal spoon
- Stir the sour cream until smooth then fold into the chocolate mix
- Now fold in the eggwhite to the mix as well
- Pour into a 12 inch spring form tin , well lined with non-stick baking paper to prevent leaking .I use my cheese cake tin.
- Bake in the oven for 30 mins then rotate the pan a half turn ,and cook a further 30 mins
- Now check every 5 mins or so until the edges are set and the centre is still slightly fudgy ,about another 15 mins
- Set aside to cool completely then release from the spring-form pan
- Dust with cocoa ,optional ,and serve with Creme fraiche ,the slightly soured French cream -or normal cream if you wish .
- A lot of work but a cake worthy of your best occasion ,and a very adult and rich flavour . Make a normal cake for the kids and eat this one yourself ! It will keep in a cool place for 4 days ,if it lasts that long
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Cherries and chocolate were born to be together.. How delicious. You know there are quick and easy recipes that are wonderful and then those you have to work for: I love 'em all! And this one is really superb Hux. I flagged, saved and gave you 5 fork...more
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chocolate and cherries was enough to get me to point but then I find out that it is also Gluten Free...WOOPIE...I'm dancing !!! great post...five forks....
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I added to the 101 Gluten Free Place...peetabear in mid-hudson valley loved it
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