Author Notes
This is one of my favorite cake.This we made for Solomon Family from South Africa for her birthday —pauljoseph
Ingredients
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For the cake:
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1 and ½ cups all purpose flour
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1 and 1/2 cups sugar
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1/2 tsp baking soda
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1/2 cup butter
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2 eggs
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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½ cup cocoa powder
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Whipped cream:
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500 ml whipping cream
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5 tsp sugar
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Sugar syrup:
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1/2 cup water
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1/2 cup sugar
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2 tbsp any good brandy or rum
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Ingredients for assembling the cake
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1 can cherries
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bitter sweet dark chocolate crumbs/shavings
Directions
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Cut the cake horizontally into 3-4 pieces.
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Take one piece on cake board. Spread the sugar syrup.
Spread cream on top.
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Spread few chopped cherries.
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Keep the next cake layer on top.
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Spread syrup, cream, cherries. Continue till all the cake pieces are done.
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Press down the cake lightly. Spread the remaining cream on top and on the sides.
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decorate with cherry halves and chocolate crumbs/shavings.
chilled and serve..
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