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Black Forest crepe cake

A crepe cake made with the flavours inspired by Black Forest cake. Chocolate crepes are filled with whipped cream and minced cherry, and a lush dark chocolate ganache and more cherries on the top finish off this Black Forest crepe cake.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, German
Keyword black forest, cherries, crepe cake, dark chocolate, whipped cream
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Cooling time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings 10 people
Calories 750kcal
Author Eva | Electric Blue Food

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 800 ml milk
  • 150 g granulated sugar
  • 300 g flour
  • 50 g cocoa powder
  • 60 ml vegetable oil (rapeseed)
  • 700 ml whipping cream divided
  • 100 g powdered sugar
  • 200 g dark chocolate chips
  • 200 g sour cherries in syrup drained

Instructions

  • Combine the eggs, flour, milk, granulated sugar, cocoa powder and vegetable oil in a blender and mix until homogeneous.
  • Warm a crepe pan and when hot pour in a ladleful of crepe batter. Cook on medium-high heat until the top looks set and the edges of the crepe naturally peel off the pan (about 2 minutes). Gently slide a spatula under the crepe and flip it over. Cook the other side for just about a half minute. Repeat until all of the batter has been used.
  • Let crepes cool completely before moving on to the next step. If making ahead, stack them on a plate, cover with cling film and keep refrigerated.
  • Optionally you can trim the edges of the crepes. Find a plate the desired size, place it on top of each crepe and run a knife around the edges. This is not an obigatory step, but helps achieve more regular edges to your cake.
  • Combine 500 ml of whipping cream with the powdered sugar and whip to hard peaks.
  • Finely mince about half of the drained sour cherries.
  • Place a crepe on a cake stand. Spread a thin layer of whipped cream on a crepe using an angled spatula, then add some minced cherries on top. Stack the next crepe on top and proceed working this way. Remember that the last crepe should have no frosting over it.
  • Place the cake in the fridge to set as you prepare the ganache.
  • Warm the remaining cream in a double boiler or in the microwave. When hot stir in the chocolate chips until dissolved. Let cool for a couple of minutes.
  • Take the cake out of the fridge and place it over a rack. Pour the ganache in a slow stream allowing it to pour over the edges of the top layer and down the sides of the cake.
  • Before the ganache hardens, add remaining cherries on the top as decoration. Chill in the fridge for a minimum of 1 hour before serving.

Notes

Sour cherry syrup is discarded in this recipe, but you may choose to drizzle some in between layers. Be aware that doing so will stain the cream pink.
I like to use a non-stick frying pan and the oil I add in my batter is enough not to need to grease the pan. However if you have a different pan and your crepe will not peel off when trying to flip it, you may need to grease your pan before adding the batter.
The number of layers in your cake depends on the amount of crepes you made, which ultimately depends on the size of the pan used. You may run out of cream or crepes when assembling your cake because of these factors. The amounts in this recipe should yield a cake with 12-16 layers (mine had 14) if using a standard size pan.

Nutrition

Calories: 750kcal | Carbohydrates: 82g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 43g | Saturated Fat: 25g | Cholesterol: 170mg | Sodium: 116mg | Potassium: 433mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 46g | Vitamin A: 1254IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 221mg | Iron: 3mg