Light Cherry Torte

Recipe for a torte with cherry jelly and cherry foam

I prepared this light cherry torte for myself for my blog’s next birthday. It’s been 11 years since I started my blog, Beata’s Bakes :) Over these years, many delicious recipes and appetizing photos have been created. More and more often, I also record videos for recipes to make it as easy as possible for you to use my cake recipes. I warmly thank you for these 11 years together and look forward to many more :)

Light Cherry Torte RECIPE with step-by-step photos and VIDEO

If you want to make a torte for a special occasion but are afraid of difficult and complex tortes, try this recipe. My cherry torte with cherry jelly is simple to make, and the videos included with the recipe will allow you to prepare the torte without major problems :)

Light cherry cake recipe

Wypieki Beaty

Recipe for a delicious cake with white chocolate cream and cherry jelly inside.

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Prep Time 1 hour hr

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

4 hours hrs

Total Time 5 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Course Cakes

Kuchnia Polish cuisine

Servings 12

Calories 255 kcal

Wyposażenie

• Springform pan with a diameter of about 22 cm (max 24) for the sponge cake
• Mold with a diameter of about 16-18 cm for the cherry jelly

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Składniki

ingredients for the cake sponge

• 2 egg whites (- from size L eggs)
• 2 egg yolks
• 50 g sugar (- 1/4 cup)
• 50 g wheat flour – all-purpose (- 1/3 cup)
• 1 tablespoon potato starch

ingredients for the cherry jelly for the cake

• 150 g cherries (- can be frozen)
• 2-3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons gelatin (- level + a little water)

ingredients for the mascarpone cream for the cake

• 100 g white chocolate (- melted and cooled)
• 250 g mascarpone cheese (well chilled)
• 250 ml heavy cream (- I used 30%)

ingredients for the cherry foam for the cake

• 1 package cherry jelly (- approx 70 g)
• 125 ml hot water

Instrukcja

 

How to make a sponge cake for the cake

• Whisk the egg whites with sugar into a thick and fluffy white mass.
  2 egg whites, 50 g sugar
  
• Add the egg yolks to the egg whites and gently mix.
  2 egg yolks
  
• Sift the wheat flour through a sieve with the potato starch.
  50 g wheat flour – all-purpose, 1 tablespoon potato starch
  
• Add the flour to the eggs and gently mix – just until combined.
  
• Line the bottom of a 22-24 cm diameter mold with baking paper – leave the sides empty and pour in the batter.
  
• Bake at 170 degrees Celsius (fan-assisted) for about 10-12 minutes – until a dry stick comes out.
• After baking, cool the sponge cake.

How to make cherry jelly for the cake

• If you have frozen cherries, transfer them to a saucepan, add sugar and a little water, and boil until the fruit softens.
  150 g cherries, 2-3 tablespoons sugar
  
• Blend the cherries with a blender – if you have fresh fruit, you don’t need to cook them, you can just blend them with sugar right away.
  
• Pour a small amount of cold water over the gelatin and set aside for a moment to swell.
  2 teaspoons gelatin
• Add the gelatin to the hot cherries and stir until the gelatin dissolves.
  
• If you are using fresh fruit and not cooking them, briefly heat the gelatin before adding it to them so that it becomes liquid, and only then add it to the cherries.
• Pour the cherries into a mold lined with cling film and set aside to fully set.
  

How to make mascarpone cream for the cake

• Transfer the cold cheese to a larger bowl, add the melted and cooled chocolate, and briefly mix – until combined.
  100 g white chocolate, 250 g mascarpone cheese
  
• Add the cold heavy cream and mix on high speed until you get a thick cream.
  250 ml heavy cream
  

How to make jelly foam

• Pour hot water over the jelly and mix thoroughly.
  1 package cherry jelly, 125 ml hot water
  
• While still hot, start mixing on high speed – after a few minutes, the jelly should become fluffy and paler in color – then it’s ready.
  

How to make a cake with jelly inside

• If you like more moist cakes, soak the sponge cake a little – I soaked it with sweetened water with a little lemon juice.
  
• Spread some of the mascarpone cream on top of the sponge cake.
  
• Place the cherry jelly on the cream.
  
• Apply the rest of the cream and spread it so that it fills the space between the mold walls and the jelly.
  
• Apply the jelly foam on the cream and put the cake in the fridge to set.
  
• Before serving, decorate the cake as desired.
• It’s best to cut the cake with a knife thoroughly heated in hot water – otherwise, the marshmallow foam can be difficult to cut.

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Wartości Odżywcze

Serving: 100gCalories: 255kcalWeglowodany: 21gProtein: 4gTłuszcz: 17g

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Light Cherry Torte with Cherry Jelly – notes

It’s best to divide the preparation of such a torte into stages – then the whole process won’t take you as much time, and you’ll definitely have less stress at the end.

What can you prepare in advance?

• sponge cake
• cherry jelly

Both the sponge cake and the jelly for the torte can be prepared even a few days in advance. You just need to wrap the sponge cake in foil so it doesn’t dry out. Store the jelly in the refrigerator and take it out when you assemble the torte.

Once these elements are ready, finishing the torte will only take you a maximum of half an hour :)

How to make a torte with jelly inside – tips

Here I prepared a low sponge cake (in a 22 cm diameter springform pan) from two eggs. Such a sponge cake is very versatile and can also be baked for no-bake cheesecakes and various cream cakes.

For the torte, I made cherry jelly – I used frozen cherries, which I heated in a saucepan with a small amount of sugar. When the fruits softened, I blended them with an immersion blender and added gelatin.

I poured the cherries into a mold lined with cling film and chilled them in the refrigerator until fully set. It’s best to pour the jelly into a smaller mold than our sponge cake. Then it’s not visible from the outside and only becomes visible after cutting. I made my jelly in a 16 cm diameter mold; an 18 cm mold can also be used.

How to make white chocolate cream for the torte?

I didn’t add sugar to my cream; instead, I opted for delicious white chocolate, which I first melted in a double boiler. Then I mixed it with cold mascarpone cheese and cold heavy cream. I used 30% heavy cream from a carton here – you can also use 36% cream – but then the calorie content of the torte will change.

How to make cherry foam for the torte?

I finished my cherry torte with a recently popular gelatin foam. Such a fruit gelatin foam very much resembles marshmallow foam in its consistency, and it’s extremely simple to make :) I once made homemade marshmallow foam myself, so I know it’s not that simple. But here, you can make something similar in a very easy way.

To make such a gelatin foam, simply blend the hot gelatin thoroughly until it’s nicely puffed up. Then spread it over the cream and chill.

I’ll add that such cherry foam, once set, is quite dense (it’s made with a small amount of water), so to cut the cake nicely, it’s worth heating the cutting knife in hot water beforehand.

I hope my light cherry torte will appeal to you and that you’ll gladly use the recipe.

Remember that you can make this torte in different flavor versions and prepare, for example, strawberry jelly and strawberry gelatin foam. Or use other available fruits. If you use fresh fruits for the jelly, you don’t need to heat them; you can blend them immediately. Then you need to heat the gelatin for them until it’s liquid and only then add it to the fruits.

How to make cherry jelly for the torte – VIDEO

Watch my short video where I show how to make fruit jelly perfect for layering a torte. Here it’s made with cherries, but you can also use other fruits.

P.S.

Be sure to also check out my other torte recipes great for various occasions. I also warmly encourage you to purchase my book “Beata’s Best Bakes” where you will find, among others, recipes for delicious cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and of course, tortes. You can buy the book, among other places, in my online store – you are cordially invited :)

Recommended torte recipes ideal for various occasions

Be sure to try my other recipes for delicious tortes with different flavors and various additions. Here I recommend, among others, these three recipes:

Dacquoise cake recipe with video

Christmas Cranberry Cake Recipe with Video

Black Forest Cake recipe with video