Black Forest with a Sacher Heart

Black Forest with a Sacher Heart

LIuís Costa reinvents the great classic of German patisserie, the work of the pastry chef Josef Keller, with a version that puts all the emphasis on the inside of the Sachertorte sponge.
Level:
Easy

sachertorte

Ingredients: sachertorte

Preparation: sachertorte

— Blanch the yolks and sugars, add the sifted dry ones.
— Add the meringue of egg whites and sugar. Add the butter and the previously melted and emulsified cocoa paste.
— Mix everything together.
— Spread out the sponge cake into 0.5 cm sheets.
— Bake at 210ºC for 20 minutes.
— When cold cut into 20 cm diameter rings.

cherry compote

Ingredients: cherry compote

  • 1.1 lb
    red cherry puree
  • 4.4 oz
    sugar
  • 4.2 oz
    frozen cherry
  • 0.6 oz
    gelatin leaves
  • 0.2 oz
    pectin

Preparation: cherry compote

— Mix the pectin with part of the sugar and add to the mixture at about 40ºC.Boil everything and set aside for assembly

cream mousse

Ingredients: cream mousse

  • 7.1 oz
    cream
  • 1.9 oz
    sugar
  • 0.2 oz
    gelatin
  • 11.3 oz
    frothy cream

Preparation: cream mousse

— Boil everything except the frothy cream.
— Add the frothy cream at a temperature of 24ºC.
— Do the assembly.

assembly

— Line a 20 cm diameter ring with acetate tape. Arrange a sheet of sponge cake, soak well and pour out the cherry compote. Close with another sheet of sponge cake and soak. — Keep in the freezer.
— Line a 22 cm diameter ring with acetate tape. Pour in the mousse, introduce the previous core and freeze.
— Glaze the cake once frozen and decorate.