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THE CAKE INSPIRED BY PORTAL

Name: The Cake inspired by Portal
Cook time: 1200 s
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 8 medium Eggs (6 large eggs); 5 1/2 ounces Granulated Sugar; 2 tsp Vanilla Extract; 3 1/2 ounces All Purpose Flour; 2 ounces Cocoa Powder; 3 tbsp Butter, melted; 1 jar Morello Cherries, stemmed and halved; 1 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar, divided; 2 tbsp Cornstarch; 1/2 cup Morello cherry juice; 1/4 cup Kirsch; 2 pints Heavy Cream; 2 cups Shaved Chocolate

cook:

20 min

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INGREDIENTS

8 medium Eggs (6 large eggs)

5 ½ ounces Granulated Sugar

2 tsp Vanilla Extract

3 ½ ounces All Purpose Flour

2 ounces Cocoa Powder

3 tbsp Butter, melted

1 jar Morello Cherries, stemmed and halved

1 ½ cups Powdered Sugar, divided

2 tbsp Cornstarch

½ cup Morello cherry juice

¼ cup Kirsch

2 pints Heavy Cream

2 cups Shaved Chocolate

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DIRECTIONS

In a stand mixer, add medium eggs (or large eggs), granulated sugar, and vanilla extract. Whisk for about 8 minutes. On a piece of parchment paper, sift all purpose flour and cocoa powder. Slowly add to whipped eggs and mix with the paddle attachment for about 2 minutes before adding melted butter.

8 medium Eggs (6 large eggs)

5 ½ ounces Granulated Sugar

2 tsp Vanilla Extract

3 ½ ounces All Purpose Flour

2 ounces Cocoa Powder

3 tbsp Butter, melted

Oil two cake pans and then line the bottoms with parchment paper and oil that as well. Split batter between the two pans. Place in a 350°F oven for 30 minutes. Set aside and allow to cool completely.

Strain morello cherries, but save the juice. Stem and cut each cherry in half. Over a medium high heat in a medium saucepan, add your cherries along with powdered sugar, cornstarch, the cherry juice, and Kirsch. Mix to combine and cook until it all becomes a syrup consistency. Place in a bowl and set aside.

1 jar Morello Cherries, stemmed and halved

½ cup Powdered Sugar, divided

2 tbsp Cornstarch

¼ cup Kirsch

½ cup Morello cherry juice

Remove cakes from cake pans. Cut each cake in half, making 4 total layers of cake.

In a stand mixer combine heavy cream and powdered sugar. Combine until you have whipped cream. Set aside.

2 pints Heavy Cream

1 cup Powdered Sugar, divided

Place a little whipped cream down to help the cake not slide and then top ½ of the round with some Kirsch followed by whipped cream and cherries. Top with the next cake round along with more whipped cream and cherries. The amount of layers is up to you, I added 3 layers of cake rounds. Once you add your last round, cover the entire cake with whipped cream.

If you’re making chocolate shavings, scrape your knife across the top of a chocolate bar of choice to make it into curly shavings. You can also buy chocolate shavings if you’d prefer.

2 cups Shaved Chocolate

Add your chocolate shavings to the entire cake on top of the whipped cream. You may want to use gloves to help with the chocolate melting. Once the cake is completely covered, use a piping bag and whipped cream to make some flower blossoms on top of the cake and top each of those with a cherry.

Slice it up, serve and enjoy!

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