Drunken cherry cake with creamy cherry filling

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 55 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to quite simply prepare a sponge cake “Drunk Cherry” with creamy cherry filling and chocolate glaze for a holiday table according to a repeatedly proven recipe, which is sure to appeal to many for its wonderful taste? First of all, we prepare the necessary ingredients to prepare an incredibly tender and airy homemade cake.

2. STEP 2

   

   To further prepare the filling, place three hundred grams of thawed fresh pitted cherries in a suitable bowl, then pour one tablespoon of sugar into the bowl, pour one hundred milliliters of cognac into it and mix all the ingredients together, then set the bowl aside and infuse the cherries with cognac.

3. STEP 3

   

   Break seven chicken eggs at room temperature into a large bowl and add a pinch of salt to it, then beat with a mixer until light foam.

4. STEP 4

   

   Pour six tablespoons of sugar into a bowl with eggs in two additions and continue beating with a mixer until a fluffy white mass is obtained for ten minutes.

5. STEP 5

   

   Pour one hundred and thirty grams of premium wheat flour into a deep bowl, then add fifty grams of cocoa powder to it and mix well.

6. STEP 6

   

   Take a fine sieve and sift the cocoa and flour mixture in several additions into the bowl with the egg mixture.

7. STEP 7

   

   Mix all the ingredients very gently in the bowl with a spatula from bottom to top to keep the dough airy.

8. STEP 8

   

   Take a suitable mold and cover the bottom and sides with parchment, then put the prepared dough into it, which you then spread in an even layer and place the mold in an oven preheated to one hundred and sixty-five degrees for one hour.

9. STEP 9

   

   After one hour, remove the prepared sponge cake from the oven and release it from the mold, then cut off the cake one and a half centimeters thick on top.

10. STEP 10

    

    Select a small layer of biscuit core and place the crumbs in a deep bowl, then form sides one and a half centimeters wide.

11. STEP 11

    

    Take a bowl of infused cherries and coat the inside of the entire sponge cake with syrup to ensure it is moist and flavorful.

12. STEP 12

    

    To prepare the cream, place two hundred grams of condensed milk in a deep bowl, then pour two hundred grams of melted butter into the bowl and mix well until smooth.

13. STEP 13

    

    Place the cherries in the bowl with the cream mixture and stir all the ingredients together until smooth.

14. STEP 14

    

    Place the resulting homogeneous mass in a bowl with biscuit crumbs and mix all ingredients thoroughly until smooth.

15. STEP 15

    

    Take the ring from the mold and put it on the sponge cake, then spread the prepared filling into it in an even layer and press lightly with a fork.

16. STEP 16

    

    Cover the top of the sponge cake with the filling with the previously cut sponge cake layer and place the pan in the refrigerator for two to three hours.

17. STEP 17

    

    Take a saucepan and place it on the stove, then pour one hundred and fifty milliliters of 33% cream into it, pour in thirty grams of sugar, then stir and dissolve the sugar in the heated cream.

18. STEP 18

    

    Remove the saucepan from the stove and place two hundred grams of dark chocolate with nut pieces into it, then mix all the ingredients until a thick and homogeneous chocolate mass, then add thirty grams of softened butter to the saucepan and mix all the ingredients thoroughly again.

19. STEP 19

    

    Place the cake on a plate and pour the uniform cooled glaze from the saucepan onto it, which then spread in an even layer.

20. STEP 20

    

    Cut the incredibly tender and airy homemade sponge cake “Drunk Cherry” into portions, which are then placed on plates and served to the festive table. Let's cook together, cook simply, prepare at home the most delicious dishes from available products using our recipes! Bon appetit everyone!