Montmorency Cake
14 oz Semisweet chocolate; broken -into bits (or use chips) 2 tb Instant coffee granules; opt 1/2 c Kirsch 4 Eggs; separated 12 tb Unsalted butter; room temp 1/3 c All-purpose flou...
Ingredients
- 14ozsemisweet chocolate; broken
- 1/2c kirsch
- 4eggs; separated
- 12tb unsalted butter; room temp
- 1/3c all-purpose flour
- 1pn salt
- 2/3c granulated sugar
- 1lbfresh cherries or one 1-lb
Directions
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14 oz Semisweet chocolate
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broken -into bits (or use chips) 2 tb Instant coffee granules
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opt 1/2 c Kirsch 4 Eggs
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separated 12 tb Unsalted butter
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room temp 1/3 c All-purpose flour 1 pn Salt 2/3 c Granulated sugar 1 lb Fresh cherries or one 1-lb -can pitted sour cherries -packed in wate
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Line the bottom of a 9-inch cake pan with a piece of buttered waxed paper or baking parchment, then spread the sides evenly with butter
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In a heavy-bottomed saucepan set over low heat, melt 8 ounces of the chocolate with 1 tablespoon of the coffee granules and 1/4 cup kirsch,
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Off heat stir in the egg yolks, one at a time, then return the pan to the heat and stir the mixture briefly until the yolks are warmed and h