Sour cherry cream with chocolate and sponge fingers

Name: Sour cherry cream with chocolate and sponge fingers
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Hungarian
Ingredients: 400 g sour cherries in syrup (pitted, drained); 3 dl heavy cream (30% fat); 100 g dark chocolate; 50 g sugar; 8 ladyfingers, broken into pieces; 4 gelatin sheets (approx. 8 g); 2 tbsp cherry syrup from the jar; oil for greasing the mold; chocolate shavings for decoration

Time: 4 hours6 servingsapprox. 340 kcal / serving (estimated)approx. 5 g protein / serving

Cherry cream with chocolate and ladyfingers is a cool, creamy summer dessert: tart cherries, bittersweet chocolate and soft sponge together. Old recipes worked with a firm chocolate paste; today we use a cream ganache, which is silkier. The gelatin gives it structure, so it slices neatly.

Sour cherry cream with chocolate and sponge fingers (illustration)

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Method

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Soak the gelatin sheets in cold water for 5 minutes. Lightly oil a mold (approx. 1 liter) or 6 glasses and line with cling film.
Chop the chocolate finely and pour 1 dl of the cream, heated until hot, over it. Stir until smooth and cool to lukewarm.
Squeeze out the gelatin and dissolve it gently with the cherry syrup in a small saucepan, without boiling. Stir it into the chocolate cream.
Whip the remaining 2 dl cream with the sugar until stiff. Gently fold in the chocolate mixture, then the ladyfinger pieces and the drained cherries.
Spoon the cream into the mold, smooth the top, cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours (or freeze for 1 hour).
To serve, turn it out using the cling film and sprinkle with chocolate shavings. Slice and serve with cherry sauce.

Based on: Malatinszky Fanny szakácskönyve (a classic Hungarian cookbook), modernised. Calories and protein are estimated.

Tips

Drain the cherries well, otherwise the cream becomes watery.
Do not boil the gelatin.
The cream must be whipped stiff before folding in the chocolate.
You can soak the ladyfingers in cherry syrup for a softer texture.

Frequently asked questions

Can it be served frozen?

Yes, after 1 hour in the freezer it becomes semi-frozen like a parfait; let it stand 10 minutes before serving.

Can fresh cherries be used?

Yes, cook pitted fresh cherries with 100 g sugar for 5 minutes and let them cool.

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