4 Eggs
3/4 ts Vanilla
2/3 c Sugar
1/3 c Cocoa
1/3 c Sifted flour
6 tb Clarified butter
1/2 c Sugar
3/4 c Water
1/4 c Kirsch
1 c Pitted dark cherries;
-drained and soaked in the
-kirsch
2 c Heavy cream; whipped
1/3 c Confectioner’s sugar
Chocolate curls and
-maraschino cherries for
-garnish.
From: dartji@gdss.grumman.com (Jim Dart !!!)
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 03:08:49 GMT
Beat for ten minutes at high speed eggs, vanilla, and 2/3 c sugar. sift
together flour and cocoa, fold into egg mixture. add melted butter, stir
until JUST mixed. pour into 3 greased and floured 6” round pans. Bake in
350 oven for 10-15 mins. Cool in pans 5 mins, remove and cool on racks.
Combine 1/2 c sugar and water in saucepan. boil 5 minutes. cool to lukewarm
and add kirsch sprinkle over cake layers. Fold confectioner’s sugar into
whipped cream. spread one layer of cake with cream, sprinkle on 1/2 the
cherries. put second layer on top and repeat. put last layer on top and
frost top and sides with remaining cream. Garnish.
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Yields
8 Servings