Black Forest Gateau ( Cake ) Recipe

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Black Forest Gateau ( Cake )
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
248
Calories
Total time
55
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Cherry Filling: Stir together the drained cherries, 1/4 cup reserved syrup and the kirsch. Set aside while preparing cakes.
  2. To make the sponge cakes: Preheat oven to 350ºF and butter (3) 8-inch round cake pans. Line bottoms of pans with parchment paper and then butter the paper also.
  3. Put yolks and sugar into the bowl of your stand mixer and beat on medium speed until the mixture has at least doubled in volume, is very thick and mousse-like and a wide ribbon trail slowly falls back into the bowl when beaters are lifted. This could take 5 minutes or more. Don't short the time here!
  4. Sift in the cocoa and gently fold with a large spoon.
  5. In another large bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
  6. Carefully fold egg whites into chocolate mixture, 1/3 at a time.
  7. Divide the batter into the 3 prepared pans and bake for 20-25 minutes, until cakes spring back when touched and have pulled away from sides of pans.
  8. Let cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes; invert onto a wire rack & peel off the paper.
  9. Now go back to your cherries - drain them but hold onto the syrup! Place the cherries on paper towels to dry. Set aside 12 or so for garnish.
  10. Cream Filling:.
  11. In the clean bowl of your stand mixer, or with an electric mixer, beat the cream until soft peaks form. Sprinkle in the sugar and whip until slightly thicker.
  12. Assembly: Place 1 cake layer on a large serving platter. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons reserved syrup.
  13. Spread with 1/4 of the cream filling. Press 1/2 of the cherries into the cream.
  14. Stack on the second cake layer. Sprinkle it with reserved kirsch syrup as before. Spread with 1/4 of the cream & the rest of the cherries (except for the ones reserved for garnish).
  15. Top with final cake layer & sprinkle with remaining syrup.
  16. Cover the top and sides with all the remaining whipped cream - you can either pipe it or spread it on - then garnish with the reserved cherries & grated chocolate.
  17. Refrigerate until serving time. Best eaten within 48 hours.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 247.75 Kcal (1037 kJ)
Calories from fat 138.93 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.44g 24%
Cholesterol 201.24mg 67%
Sodium 81.37mg 3%
Potassium 215.65mg 5%
Total Carbs 24.98g 8%
Sugars 17.81g 71%
Dietary Fiber 3.01g 12%
Protein 8.4g 17%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1%
Iron 2.2mg 12%
Calcium 56.1mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 236.07 Kcal (988 kJ)
Calories from fat 132.39 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.71g 24%
Cholesterol 191.76mg 67%
Sodium 77.54mg 3%
Potassium 205.49mg 5%
Total Carbs 23.81g 8%
Sugars 16.97g 71%
Dietary Fiber 2.87g 12%
Protein 8.01g 17%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Iron 2.1mg 12%
Calcium 53.4mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.6
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • good source of fiber

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