Black Forest Cake recipe with video
A recipe for a delicious and easy-to-prepare chocolate cake layered with cherries, chocolate cream, and whipped cream.
Wyposażenie
- Baking pan approximately 20/30 cm or 24/24 cm. lined with baking paper.
Składniki
ingredients for chocolate sponge cake
- 2 egg whites (from size L eggs)
- 2 egg yolks
- 100 g sugar (half a glass)
- 70 g wheat flour - all-purpose (1/3 cup)
- 1 tablespoon bitter cocoa
ingredients for the cherry layer
- 1 package cherry jelly
- 400 ml water (boiling)
- approx 450 g cherries
ingredients for chocolate cream
- 500 g mascarpone cheese
- 100 g Nutella
- 100 g chocolate (dark or milk - melted and cooled)
ingredients for whipped cream
- 500 ml heavy cream (well chilled)
- approx 50 g powdered sugar (2-3 slightly heaped tablespoons or to taste)
- 2 teaspoons gelatin (+ a little cold water)
Instrukcja
Step 1 - preparing the chocolate sponge cake
- Sift the flour and bitter cocoa through a sieve.70 g wheat flour - all-purpose, 1 tablespoon bitter cocoa
- Mix the egg whites with sugar into a thick, white, fluffy mass.2 egg whites, 100 g sugar
- Add the yolks to the whites and gently mix or blend on low speed - mix briefly, just until combined.2 egg yolks
- Pour in the sifted flour with cocoa and gently mix - just until combined.
- Pour the sponge cake batter into the prepared pan and spread an even layer over the entire bottom.
- Place the pan with the sponge cake in an oven preheated to 170 degrees (convection mode) and bake for about 10-12 minutes.
- After baking, cool the sponge cake, then gently peel it off the baking paper.
Step 2 - preparing cherries in jelly
- Dissolve the cherry jelly in boiling water.1 package cherry jelly, 400 ml water
- Add cherries to it (if using frozen, do not thaw them beforehand).approx 450 g cherries
- Set the cherries aside in a cool place to start setting.
- Spread the already setting and thicker cherries over the chocolate sponge cake (which should be placed back in the baking pan lined with baking paper).
- Put the pan with the cake and cherries in the refrigerator so that the jelly sets completely.
Step 3 - preparing the chocolate cream
- Transfer mascarpone cheese and Nutella to a bowl, add melted and cooled chocolate.500 g mascarpone cheese, 100 g Nutella, 100 g chocolate
- Blend the ingredients together into a smooth cream.
- Spread the cream over the cherry layer and smooth the surface.
- Put the cake back in the refrigerator.
Step 4 - preparing whipped cream for the cake
- Pour a little cold water over the gelatin - just enough to cover the powder well, and set aside for about 5 minutes to swell.2 teaspoons gelatin
- Meanwhile, whip the cold heavy cream together with powdered sugar into a thick whipped cream.500 ml heavy cream, approx 50 g powdered sugar
- Briefly heat the gelatin until it becomes liquid (if you don't know how, read my tips below the recipe), add a tablespoon of whipped cream to it and mix thoroughly.
- Pour the gelatin into the rest of the whipped cream and mix vigorously or blend.
- Spread the whipped cream over the cake and put the whole thing back in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
- Before serving, decorate the top of the cake with chocolate sprinkles or grated chocolate.
Film
Uwagi
A glass has a capacity of 250 ml.
The recipe video is in Polish, but you can watch it to see the step-by-step process.
Wartości Odżywcze
Serving: 100gCalories: 255kcalWeglowodany: 19gProtein: 4gTłuszcz: 18g
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