26 March 2025

Mini White Forest Kirsch Cherry Cakes

Name: Mini White Forest Kirsch Cherry Cakes
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 3 h 55 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 190 g dark chocolate (around 70% cocoa), finely chopped (for mixing into the shortbread dough); 190 g unsalted butter, softened; 150 g light brown sugar, packed; 60 g superfine (caster) sugar; 0.5 tsp vanilla extract (or vanilla paste); 3 g fleur de sel; 220 g all-purpose flour; 35 g unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 g baking soda; 135 g egg yolks (about 8 large yolks); 210 g superfine (caster) sugar; 190 g egg whites (about 5–6 large whites); 60 g unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted; 450 g baked fleur de sel shortbread, finely chopped (from the shortbread above, baked and cooled); 100 g white chocolate, finely chopped; 15 g cocoa butter; 13 g gelatin (about 4 sheets; or powdered equivalent); 950 g whipping cream (minimum 30–35% fat); 210 g white chocolate, finely chopped; 60 g kirsch; 1000 g Morello cherry purée; 13 g xanthan gum; 1500 g frozen Morello cherries, drained (keep the pieces fairly whole); 250 g kirsch-soaked Morello cherries (griottes), drained; 200 g cocoa butter; 200 g white couverture chocolate, finely chopped; Codineige (non-melting icing sugar) (for dusting the finished cakes); 10 pcs kirsch-soaked cherries (one per cake)

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Mini White Forest Kirsch Cherry Cakes

These cakes combine a shortbread base, flourless chocolate sponge, whipped kirsch ganache, and a Morello cherry insert under a white chocolate coating.

Main Components

The cakes are built from:

Fleur de sel shortbread
Flourless chocolate sponge
Whipped kirsch ganache
Morello cherry insert
White chocolate coating

Layer Structure

The shortbread forms the base, while the sponge and cherry insert sit inside the whipped ganache. Freezing the cakes before coating helps the white chocolate set in a thin outer layer.

Assembly Notes

Build the cakes inside small rings, freeze until firm, then unmould and coat. Finish with Codineige and one kirsch-soaked cherry per cake.

Make-Ahead Notes

These cakes can be prepared over two days. Make the ganache and cherry insert ahead, freeze the assembled cakes, and coat them once they are fully firm.

Prep Time

80 mins

Cook Time

35 mins

Total Time

235 mins

Servings

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 mini cake

Calories 520

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 34g44%

Saturated Fat 14g70%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 115mg38%

Sodium 220mg10%

Total Carbohydrates 48g17%

Dietary Fiber 3g11%

Sugars 35g

Protein 7g

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

26 March 2025

Mini White Forest Kirsch Cherry Cakes

RecipeShare Test Kitchen

Mini White Forest Kirsch Cherry Cakes

These cakes combine a shortbread base, flourless chocolate sponge, whipped kirsch ganache, and a Morello cherry insert under a white chocolate coating.

Main Components

The cakes are built from:

Fleur de sel shortbread
Flourless chocolate sponge
Whipped kirsch ganache
Morello cherry insert
White chocolate coating

Layer Structure

The shortbread forms the base, while the sponge and cherry insert sit inside the whipped ganache. Freezing the cakes before coating helps the white chocolate set in a thin outer layer.

Assembly Notes

Build the cakes inside small rings, freeze until firm, then unmould and coat. Finish with Codineige and one kirsch-soaked cherry per cake.

Make-Ahead Notes

These cakes can be prepared over two days. Make the ganache and cherry insert ahead, freeze the assembled cakes, and coat them once they are fully firm.