Cherry Chocolate Sour Cream Cake

Rich, aromatic, with a delicate layer. Ideal! Chocolate cake with cherries and sour cream is not cloyingly sweet, but with some sourness. Biscuit cakes are soaked very well. Decorate the cake with any berries if desired.
cook time: 24h
Ava Prescott
Cherry Chocolate Sour Cream Cake

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

220
Calories
8g
Fat
41g
Carbs
5g
Protein

Ingredients (10 portions)

For the biscuit::

Eggs 5 pc
Sugar 160 g
Wheat flour 160 g
Cocoa 2 tbsp
Soda 0.25 tsp

For filling::

Sour cream 450 g
Powdered sugar 150 g
Cherry 350 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to bake a delicious chocolate cake with cherries and sour cream? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Break the eggs into a mixer bowl and add sugar. Beat everything together for a few minutes until fluffy. The eggs will become much lighter as you beat them. You will learn the intricacies of making sponge cake by reading the article at the end of the recipe.

Step 2

Step 2
Then gradually, in several stages, mix flour with soda and cocoa into the egg mass. Here you no longer need a mixer, since it is best to do this manually using a whisk so that the mass remains fluffy and airy. You may need a little less or more flour, check the consistency of the dough. Read about the properties of flour and the peculiarities of using soda in baking in separate articles at the end of the recipe.

Step 3

Step 3
Pour the finished dough into a baking dish (20-22 cm) and place in the oven preheated to 180 degrees for 40-50 minutes. Remove the finished biscuit from the mold and cool. This biscuit turns out to be very tender, so it is best to put the completely cooled biscuit in a bag and put it in the refrigerator for about overnight. When you prepare the sponge cake, take it out and cut it into 4 layers. 3 will be used for the cake, and leave the fourth for sprinkling.

Step 4

Step 4
For the cream, beat the sour cream with powdered sugar until it becomes a fluffy thick cream. Use sour cream at least 25%. At 25% fat, you can add a little thickener. And at 30-35% fat content, the sour cream itself whips perfectly. You will learn the intricacies of preparing sour cream cream by reading the article below the steps.

Step 5

Step 5
If you use frozen cherries for the filling, you must first defrost them. There is no need to drain the juice. Soak the biscuits with this juice. Then layer the cake with cream and lay out the cherries.

Step 6

Step 6
Assemble the cake. Coat the top and sides with the same cream.

Step 7

Step 7
Grind the remaining one sponge cake using a blender and sprinkle on the sides of the cake. You can also sprinkle the top of the cake.

Step 8

Step 8
Or you can decorate with a little cream, cherries and grated chocolate. Although the decoration of the cake will depend on the intended special event. Place the finished cake in the refrigerator for several hours so that it is soaked in cream and hardens. Enjoy your tea!

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