Drunken Cherry Cake in Chocolate

Baking and Desserts | Russian cuisine

⏳ Time

1 hour

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Drunken Cherry Cake in Chocolate

Ingredients

Wheat Flour - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Cocoa Powder - 3 tablespoons
Activated Baking Soda - ½ g
Butter - 7.1 oz
Vanilla salt - 1.1 oz
Milk - 0.7 cups
Canned water chestnuts - to taste
Chocolate eggs - 6 pieces
Brandy - 1 tablespoon

Step by Step guide

Step 1

For the batter, beat 5 eggs with 1 cup of sugar using a mixer until fluffy. Gradually add flour and 2 tablespoons of cocoa, gently mixing the batter with a spoon, lifting layer by layer until the flour is incorporated. Add baking soda.

Step 2

Grease a baking pan with vegetable oil and dust with flour. Pour the resulting mixture into the prepared pan. Bake at 392°F for 25–30 minutes. The sponge cake is ready when a toothpick inserted into it comes out clean.

Step 3

Once cooled, trim the top and bottom for the base and cover of the cake. Crumble the middle into pieces.

Step 4

For the cream, in a saucepan, whisk 1 egg, vanilla sugar, and 1 tablespoon of cocoa until frothy.

Step 5

Pour in the milk and bring to a boil over low heat while stirring constantly, BUT DO NOT BOIL!!

Step 6

Add the cooled mixture to the butter one tablespoon at a time while beating. Add 1 tablespoon of vodka (brandy, rum, etc. — a 40-degree drink).

Step 7

Mix the sponge cake pieces with the cream and dry cherries from the compote. Place this mixture on one sponge layer, cover with another layer. Pour chocolate paste on top.