Sponge cake chocolate red berries
45 min
Average: 3.4 (13 votes)

Easter Sponge cake with dark chocolate and red berries

This dead simple red berries and dark chocolate sponge cake features French jam for a fancy Easter time! Expert bakers recommend trying a slice with crème fraiche or fromage blanc for love at first bite

Ingredients For

  • x 5
  • 150 g
  • 150 g
  • Chocolate
    Dark Chocolate Cooking Bars
    250 g chopped See the article
  • Creme fraiche in a bowl
    Isigny Crème Fraîche & Bresse Crème Fraîche PDO

Preparation

1

Bake the sponge cake: Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). ​​Beat the eggs with sugar until it has tripled in volume, about 10 minutes. With a spatula, gently fold the flour in the egg-sugar mix.

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2

Prepare the chocolate ganache: place the chopped dark chocolate in a bowl. In a saucepan on low heat, boil the crème fraîche with a tablespoon of sugar, then pour on top of the chocolate and wait a few minutes before stirring to obtain a smooth ganache.

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3

Cut the sponge cake in half lengthwise and spread the red berry jam in the middle.

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4

Close the cake and spread the chocolate ganache on top.

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5

Decorate with fresh berries and sprinkle some icing sugar on top.

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