I actually planned for this TWD...and wasn't scurrying on Tuesday to complete it. Thank goodness, because this one needs cooling time AND setting time.
I read the recipe several times, and even doing that....I accidentally melted ALL the chocolate so I just added more chunks in the end. More chocolate never hurt anyone? I also added the mascarpone too soon to the mousse, however I don't think it really affected it. I left out the Kirsch because...don't throw anything at me but...I don't really know what it is? I know its an alcohol but do you go to the liquor counter and say "Yea, I want a bottle of your Kirsch". I'm not the liquor buyer of the house--I'm more of the beer/wine girl. But now that I'm expecting--I figured it might be best to leave out the booze? I just added more preserves to compensate. I also halved this recipe since my husband is still working off a cold and no one wants to come over!
I really enjoyed this recipe. I like fudge brownies and tortes so this was right up my ally. This, in essence, IS a brownie--a very fudgy one. I think the best part was the fact that it had cherries in it. While reading--I wasn't quite sure I would want/like the cherries (as did many of the other bakers) but I really did not find the cherry flavor to be over powering at all. In fact it was a nice change. My favorite part was the mascarpone mousse on top! Truly heavenly and added richness to the dessert.
I would definitely make this again!
Thank you to April from Short+Rose for hosting this week! For the recipe, be sure to head over to her page. You can also check out the other bakers from TWD's blogroll!
Beautiful torte, so nice and tall! I don't think a little extra chocolate ever hurt anyone, there are definitely worse baking mistakes. Glad you enjoyed it, I thought it was super-yummy.
ReplyDeleteWow so tall - beautiful! We loved it here too :)
ReplyDeleteYour torte looks lovely!
ReplyDeleteYour torte looks beautiful! I think its good you melted all the chocolate first..I found the chunks made it hard to cut. Next time I would leave out. Agree-that the mousse topping was heaven!
ReplyDeleteWow, those are really tall tortes! The brownie part looks so fudge-y! I love the blue ribbon on your cake pedestal too! =)
ReplyDelete