Description
Indulge in the delightful sweetness of this Honeycomb Cherry Cake, featuring layers of cherry-filled puff pastry, topped with a luscious sour cream frosting, ganache, and chocolate curls. A perfect dessert to impress your guests!
Ingredients
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Ingredients for the Cherry Honeycombs
- 2 sheets premade puff pastry (Pepperidge Farm), rolled to 10in x18in
- 3 cups sour/tart cherries, pitted, drained
Sour Cream Frosting
- 3 cups heavy whipping cream (at least 33% fat content)
- 1 cup sour cream / plain yogurt / Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup sugar
Ganache
- 100 ml heavy cream
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- 3 Tbsp corn syrup
Chocolate Curls
- Chocolate Bar
- Vegetable Peeler
Also
- 1/3 cup roasted chopped walnuts (optional)
Instructions
- Thaw and Roll Pastry: Thaw puff pastry sheets, roll to 10in x18in.
- Prepare Cherry Honeycombs: Cut pastry into strips, line with cherries, and bake.
- Make Ganache: Prepare ganache while cakes cool.
- Whip Frosting: Whisk cream, sour cream, sugar, and vanilla until fluffy.
- Assemble Cake: Layer cakes with frosting, ganache, and walnuts. Decorate with cream and chocolate curls.
- Create Chocolate Curls: Microwave chocolate, use a peeler to create curls over the cake.
Notes
- Refrigerate cake overnight to soften layers.
- Serve cold with coffee or tea.
- For clean cuts, dip knife in boiling water before slicing.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 675
- Sugar: 23g
- Sodium: 157mg
- Fat: 47g
- Saturated Fat: 23g
- Unsaturated Fat: N/A
- Trans Fat: N/A
- Carbohydrates: 59g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 99mg
