Gateau au Chocolat with grappa cherries

AUTHOR
Zackary Austin
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
4.5 2
COOK TIME
25 mins
TOTAL TIME
25 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 10
  • 250 g Fine dark chocolate (at least 70 % cocoa)
  • 300 g Whipped cream
  • 1 glass (720 ml) Cherries
  • 1 package Vanilla sauce powder
  • 1-2 TABLESPOONS Sugar
  • 4-6 Tbsp Grappa
  • 150 g Fresh cream
  • 4 TABLESPOONS Milk
  • 7-10 Tbsp Cocoa
  • baking paper
  • 7-10 Tbsp Cling film

Directions

  1. 1

    Cover the bottom of a small springform pan (approx. 20 cm Ø) with baking paper, enclose a rim around it and let it cool in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

  2. 2

    Break chocolate into pieces. Warm the cream, remove from the stove. Melt the chocolate in it while stirring. Pour into the pre-cooled mould. Cover with foil and chill for at least 4 hours.

  3. 3

    In the meantime, drain the cherries and collect the juice. Stir 4 tablespoons of juice and sauce powder until smooth. Boil up the rest of the cherry juice and sugar. Stir in the sauce powder. Simmer for 1-2 minutes.

  4. 4

    Pour in the grappa, remove from heat, fold in the cherries. Let it cool down.

  5. 5

    Stir the crème fraîche and milk until smooth. Loosen the rim with a knife. Turn the gateau out of the tin and remove the baking paper. Dust the gateau thickly with the cocoa. Serve with the grappa cherries and crème fraiche.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
360 kcal
CARBS
27 g
FATS
23 g
PROTEINS
4 g