Black Forest 2
  • For : 6 to 8 servings
  • Time : 2 hours
  • Difficulty :  medium

Ingredients for Black Forest 2 :

  • Chocolate biscuit:
  • 110 g coating chocolate
  • 6 eggs
  • 130 g almond paste
  • 160 g caster sugar
  • fine salt
  • Cream:
  • 60 cl liquid cream
  • 2 sachets vanilla sugar
  • Garnish:
  • 300 g cherriess in eau de vie
  • Decor:
  • coating chocolate
  • kirsch
  • syrup at 30°

Technical stages for Black Forest 2 :

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Prepare all ingredients:

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Cut the almond paste in small pieces and place it in the bowl of a mixer.

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Add the egg yolks.

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Mix for 5 minutes.

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Add the chocolate that was previousely melted.

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Mix for 1 minute.

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Reserve the obtained preparation.

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Beat the egg whites firm with a pinch fine salt.

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Once firm, thicken them with caster sugar.

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Pour this chocolate preparation on the firm whites...

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...and delicately mix using a spatula...

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...until you obtain a homogeneous mixture.

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Pour the mixture in a greased cake mold or a mousse ring...

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...and bake at 180°C for 30 to 40 minutes.

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When finished, remove from the oven and leave to cool.

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Whip the liquid cream into chantilly cream.

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Add the vanilla sugar.

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Cut the cooled cake...

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...in 3 equal pieces horizontally.

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Place the first disk on a cake board and soak with syrup flavoured with kirsh.

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Coat the surface with chantilly cream.

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Sprinkle the surface with well drained eau de vie cherries.

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Cover with the second disk of chocolate biscuit and soak again with kirsh syrup.

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Coat with chantilly cream and cover with drained eau de vie cherries.

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Place the last layer of chocolate biscuit and soak once again.

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Coat the surface and the sides of the cake...

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...with chantilly cream.

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Place the chocolate shavings all over the surface. Reserve in the fridge for 2 to 3 hours before serving.

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The essentials

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