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Ingredients
Filling
- 300 g frozen pitted cherries, cut into halves
- 80 g Kirsch (see Tips)
- 1 tbsp white sugar
- 50 g water
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
Cake
- butter, for greasing
- 150 g plain flour
- 200 g caster sugar
- 30 g cocoa powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 100 g water
- 90 g vegetable oil
- 3 eggs, separated
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
Assembly
- 60 g dark chocolate, plus extra, shaved, for garnishing
- 800 g pouring (whipping) cream
- 1 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 80 g Kirsch
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 2185.9 kJ / 520.4 kcal
- Protein
- 5.8 g
- Carbohydrates
- 41.6 g
- Fat
- 37.7 g
- Saturated Fat
- 19.7 g
- Fibre
- 1.7 g
- Sodium
- 564.5 mg
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