Black Forest Gateau

Gateaux and Cakes

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Ingredients for 1 Ø 10\\
  • 1 Chocolate sponge base
  • For the chocolate mousse
  • 250 g QimiQ Whip, chilled
  • 80 ml Milk
  • 50 g Sugar
  • 170 g Dark chocolate (40-60 % cocoa), melted
  • For the cherries
  • 250 ml Cherry juice
  • 15 g Corn starch
  • 30 g Sugar
  • 700 g Cherries, tinned and drained
  • For the decorating cream
  • 150 g QimiQ Classic, room temperature
  • 350 Whipping cream 36% fat
Method
1.
Make the chocolate sponge base, bake and allow to cool. Slice into 3 layers for 3 sponge bases.
2.
Lightly whip the cold QimiQ Whip until completely smooth, ensuring that the complete mixture is incorporated (especially from bottom and sides of bowl). Add the milk and sugar and continue to whip until the required volume has been achieved.
3.
Fold in the luke warm chocolate.
4.
Mix the cherry juice with the sugar and starch and bring to the boil for approx. 2 minutes. Add the cherries and chill.
5.
For the decorating cream: whisk the unchilled QimiQ Classic smooth. Add the cream and whip.
6.
Place one sponge base into the 26 cm cake ring. Spread with the chocolate mousse and top with a second sponge base. Spread half of the decorating cream onto the second sponge base and top with the cherries. Cover with the third layer of sponge base.
7.
Decorate with the remaining decorating cream and allow to chill.