Cherry Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This Cherry Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is really amazing, consisting of three chocolate cake layers, soaked in cherry syrup and filled with a delightful cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
Cake Layers
- 6 eggs
- 3 tbsp (45ml) cold water
- 12 tbsp (180g) sugar
- 1 tsp (4g) baking powder
- 1/2 cup (60g) unsweetened dark cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp (30g) flour
Cherry Syrup
- 1 cup (150g) cherries , seeded and puree
- 2 tbsp (30g) sugar
- 1/4 cup (60ml) water
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 9 oz (250g) Mascarpone
- 9 oz (250g) light cream cheese
- 3 tbsp (45g) sugar
- 1/2 tsp (3g) vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp (30g) cherry syrup
Garnish
- 1 cup (150g) cherries , seeded
Instructions
Prepare the cake layers
- Preheat oven to 375 F (180 C) and grease 3 (7-inch, 18 cm) round pans dishes with butter. Line the bottoms with rounds of parchment paper.
- Separate egg whites from the yolks and add water to egg whites. Whip whites until foamy with a mixer and gradually add the sugar whipping the whole time until it holds very stiff peaks. In a separate bowl mix egg yolks with baking powder. Fold yolks mixture into egg whites. Using a metal spoon, lightly fold in the cocoa powder and flour until combined well. Divide mixture between the 3 pans and bake for 20-25 minutes.
- Run a sharp knife completely around the inside edge of the pans. Remove parchment paper and let them cool completely at room temperature on a rack.
Prepare the cherry syrup.
- Combine pureed cherries with sugar and water and bring to boil. Let simmer for 5 minutes and remove from heat. It results a thick syrup. Let cool completely.
Prepare the cream cheese frosting.
- In a medium bowl combine all ingredients and mix until smooth.
- When layers are cool enough punch them with a toothpick from place to place. Add 3 tbsp of syrup on top of the surface of each layer and allow syrup to moist the layers.
- Split the frosting in 3 and assemble the cake. Garnish with cherries on top.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving out of 6Calories: 463kcalCarbohydrates: 48.9gProtein: 14.8gFat: 25.2gSaturated Fat: 14.5gCholesterol: 253mgSugar: 36.4g