Black Forest Cake without Cake by Em Jay

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Ingredients :

5 eggs
110g cake flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder sifted
1/4 tsp baking powder
100g caster sugar (separate into 50g and 50g) those who loves sweet pls do 60 60
60ml + 3 tbsp milk
1 tsp chocolate emulco
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1 drop coffee emulco (Optional)
1/4 cup oil (60ml) flavourless ones will do

Method :

1. Add 1/2 of the sugar (50 / 60g) to the egg yolks and whisk till creamy.

2. Add in the milk, extract and mix well,

3. Add in oil and mix well . Then flour + baking powder + cocoa powder and gently mix well. Leave it aside to wait for egg white mixture.

4. Beat egg whites at high speed until foamy. Add in the remaining sugar, and continue to beat until firm peaks are formed.

5. Take 1/3 of the beaten egg white and add to the batter. Gently fold in to mix well. Pour the batter into the remaining egg white and gently fold in to mix well.

6. Pour the batter into chiffon cake mould. Gently knock the sides of the mould to release air bubbles trapped inside.

7. Bake in pre-heated oven at 160 deg C for about 60 minutes. Remove from oven, invert the mould and set aside to cool for about 60 minutes. Once cooled, remove from mould.

* pls use 8 inch round mould for this 5-egg recipe.

Other ingredients for assembly :

1 can pitted dark sweet cherries in heavy syrup

Gene used the cherries without liquid. ie drain first

I used 1 can of blueberries, also drained first

250g red man topping whip (whipped to stiff peak w ½ tsp vanilla extract)

Optional :
Fresh cherries
Chocolate décor

Assembly :

1. Once the cake has cooled completely, cut them into 2 or 3 layers depending on your preference.

2. Place first layer on board with a little bit of cream to “glue” the base to the cake.

3. Have a layer of cream on the cake and start placing the cherries on the cream. (depending on whether you have 1 or 2 layers in between to spread , apply cherries according to preference. Have more if you love cherries a lot)

4. Once the layers are done, do a crumb coat over all and put into fridge to set. (about half an hour at least)

5. You can do a thin layer of cream overall and set for 15 mins before doing the final décor.

6. Final décor depends on your preference as can be seen in pc above. There is endless combi. So make the one that makes you happy.