Cherry Chocolate Cake

After watching it on Masterchef, I just had to try it, I mean, it looked sooo good.

It's not as complicated as it seems, but there are a few steps to it..and of course my favourite..lots of dishes to wash!

But from the "more please mum" and "thank you mum for making me cake" I guess they liked it.


Cherry Chocolate Cake
(makes a 23cm cake)
(adapted from gourmet traveller magazine)
ingredients

• 150g dark chocolate
• 150g butter, softened
• 150g caster sugar
• 6 eggs, separated
• 150g self raising flour
• 250ml cream

Cherry Compote
ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups caster sugar
• 500g pitted cherries
• 3 teaspoons cornflour
  

Ganache
ingredients

• 150g dark chocolate
• 130ml cream

method

• to make cherry compote, combine sugar and 2 cups of water in a saucepan cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved
• bring to the boil, add cherries and allow to boil again, reduce heat and simmer for about 5 minutes
• preheat oven to 170C, grease and line a 23 cm spring form cake tin

• to make cake, melt chocolate in a bowl over simmering water, allow to cool slightly

• beat butter and sugar until pale and creamy, add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each one
• fold in melted chocolate, then slowly add and fold in sifted flour
• whisk egg whites until soft peaks, gently fold through chocolate mix
• pour into tin and bake for about 35-40 minutes, check with skewer
• to finish off cherry compote, drain juice from cherries in a bowl, putting 200ml in a small saucepan. Mix cornflour with a couple of tablespoons of the juice to make a paste. Add reserved juice and cherries and place over low heat and allow to boil and thicken (about 5 minutes). allow to cool
• to make ganache, place chocolate and cream in a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and stir to combine, remove from heat
• to make cream, whisk cream and 2 tablespoons caster sugar until stiff peaks form, add a few tablespoons of the drained cherry juice and whisk just until combined
• assembly, halve cake, drizzle base with a few tablespoons of drained cherry juice, spread with cream and spoon over cherry compote

• sandwich cake together then drizzle a few more tablespoons of the cherry juice on top of cake, then pour ganache over and decorate with chocolate

Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments, I may not visit for a few days as our internet connection has been maxed out...ooops, but put the kettle on, I'll pop by soon!

Happy day to you and happy festivities to a loverly friend ♥
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