Black forest gateau recipe

Black Forest Gateau recipe

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In this blog post I will guide you thru the steps and ingredients needed to craft this recipe. Grab your favorite apron and let's start.
This Black Forest Gateau recipe is a classic German dessert that combines layers of rich chocolate cake, sweet cherries, and whipped cream. With its indulgent flavors and stunning presentation, it's perfect for special occasions or as a decadent treat. The cake is soaked in cherry liqueur and filled with a luscious cherry filling, creating a burst of fruity goodness in every bite. Topped with chocolate shavings and more cherries, this dessert is a showstopper on any dessert table.

Keywords: Black Forest Gateau, German dessert, chocolate cake, cherries, whipped cream.

Black forest gateau recipe details

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Ingredients

2 medium	eggs
50 g	flour
1 tsp	baking powder
50 g	sugar
25 g	dark chocolate, melted
glass(es)	sour cherries
5 tbsp	cherry juice
2 tbsp	hot water
2 tbsp	custard powder or cornstarch
75 ml	whipping cream

Instructions

To make the sponge:
Whisk egg whites until stiff and leave in the fridge whilst whisking egg yolks with sugar and hot water for a few minutes until light and creamy, then stir in melted chocolate. Sift flour and baking powder onto egg mixture and carefully mix everything together with the egg whites.

Pour dough onto a small round baking dish layered with baking paper and bake in the oven on 180 degrees for around 15 minutes. To avoid collapsing of the sponge, leave it in the oven for another 10 minutes after turning off oven. After it is cooled slice sponge horizontal into equal rounds.

For the filling:
Cook some of the cherry juice with the starch or vanilla powder until it thickens, mix in enough cherries to cover the dough. Place cherry mixture onto one half of the sponge and cover with whipped cream, place 2nd sponge on top and layer the remaining whipped cream on top.

Decorate with some more cherries or chocolate flakes


Preparation time:
ca. 30 min
Grade of difficulty:
easy
Calories per portion:
n/a