Chocolate Cherry Cake
Overview
Although the cherry fruit is small, it is as red as agate, the skin is like gelatin, crystal clear, exquisite and attractive. Delicious to eat alone, even more delicious when used to make cakes, and even more beautiful when used as decoration.
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Ingredients
Steps
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Prepare ingredients. Cake ingredients: four eggs, 70 grams of low-gluten flour, 15 grams of cocoa powder, 40 ml of corn oil, 40 ml of milk, 80 grams of white sugar, and a little lemon juice. Cream filling sandwich: 200 ml light cream, 10 g white sugar, 60 g cherries. Chocolate surface: 30g dark chocolate, 30ml light cream, 5g butter.
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Separate egg whites and egg yolks.
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Add 20 grams of sugar to the egg yolks, then beat with a whisk until the sugar melts. Add milk and corn in three batches and stir evenly.
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Sift in cocoa powder and flour.
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Use a rubber knife to gently stir to combine. In addition, the oven should be preheated at this time. Preheat at 180 degrees with upper and lower heat.
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Beat the egg whites.
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Add one-third of the egg whites into the batter and mix evenly.
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Add the remaining egg whites to the batter in two batches and mix evenly.
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Line a baking pan with parchment paper and pour the cake batter into it. Shake vigorously to release air bubbles.
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Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake at 175 degrees for 20 minutes.
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After the cake is baked, take it out, place it upside down on a new piece of parchment paper, tear off the parchment paper on top, and let the cake cool.
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At this time, pit the cherries and cut into small pieces and set aside.
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Use a mold to cut the cake into small rounds and set aside.
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Beat the cream with sugar.
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Put the buttercream into a piping bag and cut a small opening in the piping bag.
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Take a slice of cake and top it with cream.
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Place a layer of cherries.
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Pipe another layer of cream on the cherries and top with a piece of cake. Using the same method, make another layer. Next, place the cake on the turntable, smooth the buttercream with a spatula, and place the cake in the refrigerator for later use.
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Heat dark chocolate, cream, and butter over water until melted, then let cool and set aside.
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Spread a layer of chocolate on top of the cake and garnish with a cherry.