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Black Forest

  • For : 12 servings
  • Time : 1 h 30
  • Difficulty : easy

Ingredients for Black Forest :

  • 180 g flour
  • 280 g sugar
  • 8 eggs
  • 125 g dark chocolate
  • 1 package baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons rum
  • 1 large can cherries in syrup
  • 4 tablespoons raspberry jelly (or jam)
  • 50 cl whipping cream
  • 30 g cocoa
  • 50 g sugar
  • 25 g chocolate powder
  • rum

Technical stages for Black Forest :

  • Whisk the eggs yolks and sugar until foamy. Melt the chocolate in a bain Marie, then combine with the yolks, flour, baking powder and egg whites beaten until stiff.
  • Pour in a buttered pan and bake at 180°C or 356°F.
  • Whip the whipping cream into a chantilly, add the cocoa and sugar. Let cool in the fridge.
  • Srain the cherries and soak them in rum.
  • When the cake is baked, let it cool on a rack and cut it in 3 layers. Mask the first two layers with chocolates chantilly and cover with cherries. Mask the third layer with raspberry jelly.
  • Build up the cake, alternating a layer of chantilly with a layer of jelly, then another layer of chocolated chantilly. Coat the whole cake with chamtilly and decorate with an icing bag. Add a few cherries, sprinkle with chocolate powder.
  • Keep refrigerated until the last moment.
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The essentials

To make this recipe, some of these items will be required:

InoxTerm 24h thermal food carrier - DenimInoxTerm 24h thermal food carrier - Denim 71.50 Euro
Polyethylene pastry bags dispenser 51 x 30 cmPolyethylene pastry bags dispenser 51 x 30 cm 18.60 Euro
Vacuum food saver 1 litreVacuum food saver 1 litre 11.90 Euro
Hemispherical rolled edge mixing bowl Ø 25 cmHemispherical rolled edge mixing bowl Ø 25 cm 19.00 Euro
Stainless Steel whisk 35 cmStainless Steel whisk 35 cm 12.70 Euro