Black Forest Cake With Griottines Recipe

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Black Forest Cake With Griottines
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Ingredients:

  • 6 eggs
  • 60 g flour
  • 150 g butter
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 30 g butter
  • 25 g flour , for the mould
  • 500 g sour cherries (griottines)
  • 40 g single cream
  • 5 cl kirsch

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 190°C (gas mark 6 1/2).
  2. Grease and flour three same layer-cake pans of 18 cm Ø.
  3. Break eggs into a bowl. Add sugar, salt and vanilla. Beat using an electric mixer until it becomes foamy and grows threefold.
  4. Sift flour and cocoa together then combine by tablespoonful to the eggs. Melt butter and blend in mixture.
  5. Distribute dough into moulds and spread evenly over the top.
  6. Bake for 15 minutes Check baking by sticking a toothpick into the centre of the cakes. If it comes out clean they are done.
  7. Leave to cool for 5 minutes in moulds before turning them over onto a grid.
  8. Drain Griottines keeping juice aside.
  9. Prepare the cream by add icing sugar and beating to Chantilly. Pour Kirsch in trickle. Chill.
  10. Prepare mini chocolate curls: scrape edge of chocolate bar over a plate, with a good peeler knife. Be quick to prevent chocolate from melting. Chill.
  11. Make holes randomly in the cake using a fork and dose with Griottines juice. Place the first cake in the centre of a dish. Spread over 1/4 of Chantilly. Garnish with half of Griottines. Set second cake. Garnish in the same way. Carefully set the third cake on the top.
  12. Spread remaining Chantilly with a spatula over the top and edges of cake. Scatter chocolate chips over the whole cake, by lightly driving them into the cream. Serve chilled.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 385.85 Kcal (1615 kJ)
Calories from fat 236.37 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26.26g 40%
Cholesterol 140.02mg 47%
Sodium 193.8mg 8%
Potassium 376.34mg 8%
Total Carbs 34.6g 12%
Sugars 17.11g 68%
Dietary Fiber 5.57g 22%
Protein 7.84g 16%
Vitamin C 5mg 8%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 6%
Iron 3.7mg 21%
Calcium 71.1mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 271.88 Kcal (1138 kJ)
Calories from fat 166.56 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.51g 40%
Cholesterol 98.66mg 47%
Sodium 136.56mg 8%
Potassium 265.18mg 8%
Total Carbs 24.38g 12%
Sugars 12.06g 68%
Dietary Fiber 3.93g 22%
Protein 5.52g 16%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 8%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 6%
Iron 2.6mg 21%
Calcium 50.1mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 9.1
    Points
  • 11
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • good source of fiber

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