Oct 29 2011

Eggnog Cherry Torte

This Eggnog cake is mouth watering. I am actually not a fan of eggnog but on this cake…it’s irresistible! Friends of mine on Facebook are crazy about this. :)

Eggnog Cherry Torte
Recipe Type: Cake
Prep time: 1 hour 30 mins
Cook time: 1 hour
Total time: 2 hours 30 mins
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • DOUGH:
  • 80 grams butter
  • 100 grams sugar
  • 5 egg yolks
  • 200 grams chopped hazelnuts
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 5 egg whites
  • FILLING:
  • 800grams tinned cherries
  • 4 tablespoons cornflour
  • 2 tablespoons caster sugar
  • 100ml Kirsch (if unable use rum or sherry)
  • 800ml thickened cream
  • 30grams vanilla sugar (or icing sugar and vanilla essence)
  • 6 to 8 tbs eggnog
  • DECORATION:
  • 100 grams chocolate, grated or shaved
Instructions
  1. HOW TO:
  2. In a large bowl, combine butter, sugar, eggyolks, chopped hazelnuts and baking together, beat until well blended. Gently fold in egg whites until just combined. Thoroughly grease a 26 gauge springform pan. Pour batter and bake for about 1 hour. Remove and cool.
  3. Drain cherry pie filling in a colander to remove most of the thickened juices. Mix cornflour and sugar with some cherry juice. Add cherries and remaining juice to a pan and boil until reduced to a pulp. Add kirsch and thicken with cornflour mixture. Stir well then allow to cool slightly. Should be like jam.
  4. Take the cool sponge and soak the top layers with Kirsch, then spread over with warm jam mixture. Allow to cool and set.
  5. Whip cream and sugar until stiff. Spread cream on top of jam; keep some cream for piping dollops. Spread eggnog on top of cream, pipe a dollop for each portion around the edge and sprinkle with chocolate shavings.
  6. GOODLUCK AND BON APPETIT!!!

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