Black Forest Miniatures

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ingredients

Dark sponge, thinly sliced and cut into roundels       ½ cup

Sugar syrup                                                                           3 tbsp

Dark chocolate , chopped                                                   ½ cup

Fresh cream                                                                           ¼ cup

Whipping cream                                                                   ½ cup

Chocolate flakes and cherry to garnish

Cherry compote (to soak sponge)

preparation method

For mousse heat cream in a pan and add chocolate to it. Mix till the chocolate dissolves. Keep it aside to cool.

Once the mixture is cooled fold in the whipping cream into it.

Cut a sponge cake into roundels .

In a short glass,  pipe the dark chocolate and cream mixture ;  followed by the sponge soaked in sugar syrup and then cherry compote. Repeat the procedure once till you get the mousse layer on top.

Sprinkle some chocolate flakes on top and cherry on top and serve.

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BLACK FOREST CAKE

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Ingredients
Eggless chocolate sponge cake
1/2 tin canned cherries and syrup
1 cup fresh whipped cream
3 tbsp powdered sugar
4 tbsp grated dark or plain chocolate (and chilled)
1/2 tsp vanilla essence

Method
Beat the cream over a tray of icecubes with a hand beater. Do not overbeat. It
should form soft peaks. Fold in the sugar and essence. Mix gently. Put some
icing in a icing gun leave the rest in the bowl. Keep both in the refrigerator.
Slice the cake into 2 horizontal halves. Place on a tray on a mesh. Sprinkle 2-3
tbsp syrup of cherries on each half. Allow to soak for 10 minutes.
Spread the cream icing on lower half. Transfer to a cake plate. Place the
cherries on the cream. Save a few for topping.
Place the other half on top. With icing gun decorate top edging. Spread the
chocolate flakes all over and decorate with cherries.

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