Schwarzwalder Kischtorte
Calories 8 Servings
3 hr 10 min
440 Kcal
How to do : 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two
6. Allow cakes to cook for 10 minutes in the pans sitting
9inch round cake pans. I also line mine with parchment
on wire racks. Remove cakes from pans and allow to
and grease and flour the parchment.
cool completely before frosting and filling.
2. Sift together flour, cocoa, coffee and salt. Using the
7. Bring water and remaining 1/4 cup sugar to a boil in
paddle attachment to your electric stand mixer, beat
a small saucepan. Continue cooking until sugar is
egg yolks with 1/2 cup sugar until they become thick
dissolved. Stir in 2 tablespoons kirsch, if using, and
and lightened in color. When this happens, you will be
cherries. Let sit for 30 minutes.
able to pull the paddle out of the eggs and the egg will fall off the paddle in a way that looks like a ribbon. This will probably take three or four minutes. 3. In a separate bowl (or you can remove the yolks and
8. Brush both cake layers with about 3 tablespoons each of the liquid you strained off the cherries. 9. Frost one layer with whipped cream. Top whipped
thoroughly wash the bowl you were using) beat the egg
cream with cherries and press them lightly into the
whites using the whisk attachment until soft peaks form.
whipped cream.
Continue beating, while slowly pouring 1/2 cup sugar. Continue beating until stiff peaks form.
10. Top with second layer and frost the entire cake with whipped cream.
4. Fold 1/3 of the egg whites into the egg yolks to lighten the yolks. Then, fold in the remaining whites. Fold in flour
11. If desired, use a vegetable peeler to create curls out of
mixture, 1/4 at a time. Folding until all streaks disappear
the chocolate and garnish the cake with the chocolate
between each addition.
curls and additional cherries. I always make the chocolate curls while I am letting the cherries sit in the syrup.
5. Divide batter evenly between the two prepared pans. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. 36
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