Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 8 oz semisweet chocolate bar
Cake:
1 T softened butter
6 T flour
10 T unsalted butter
6 eggs, room temperature
1 t vanilla
1 cup sugar
½ cup flour, sifted
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Filling:
3 cups heavy whipping cream, chilled
½ cup powdered sugar
1 can drained sour cherries (pitted)
Maraschino cherries with steam, drained
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Directions: |
Directions:Preheat oven to 350º. Butter the bottom and sides of three 9" round cake pans, about 1 T butter total. Cut a circle of parchment paper to put in the bottom of each pan. Sprinkle 2T of flour into each pan and tip pan to coat completely. Invert the pan and tap sharply to remove the excess flour. Set pans aside.
Clarify 10 T butter in a small saucepan by heating it slowly over low heat. Do not let it brown. Remove from heat and skim off the foam. Spoon the clear butter into a bowl and set aside. Discard the milky solids at the bottom of the pan.
In a mixer, beat the eggs, vanilla and 1 cup of sugar together at high speed for at least 10 minutes, or until thick and fluffy. Combine ½ cup of the sifted flour and the unsweetened cocoa powder in a sifter. A little at a time, sift the mixture over the eggs folding it in gently with a spatula. Finally, add the clarified butter 2 T at a time. Do not overmix. Gently pour the batter into the prepared cake pans, dividing it evenly among the three pans. Bake in the middle of the oven for about 12 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly. Run a sharp knife around the edge of each cake and turn them onto racks to cool completely. Remove the parchment paper from each cake. They can be individually bagged and frozen after baking.
To assemble:
Whip cream until it thickens and add ½ cup powdered sugar. Beat until it forms stiff peaks. Put one cake on the platter and top with 1/2 " whipped cream and then ½ of the drained sour cherries. Add the second cake and add 1/2" whipped cream and the remainder of the sour cherries. Add the third cake. Cover entire cake with the whipped cream. Shave some of the chocolate bar on top using a vegetable peeler. Before serving, arrange drained Maraschino cherries on top. |
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