brandy cherries (best to prepare 3 days in advance)
200gr cerises noires
300 ml kirsh
-in a small container (the brandy must totally cover the cherries)put both the cherries and the brandy together
close and wrap properly and keep in the fridge
chocolate sponge (better to be prepared at least few hours in advance)
155 farine
22 gr poudre de cacao
3gr levure chimique
pinch of salt
165 beurre
200 sucre
2 oeufs entiers
115 creme fraiche epaisse
60 lait
-preheat the oven at 18o degrees celcius
-combine and sift the flour,baking soda,cocoa powder and salt
-using the paddle mix well the butter and sugar (high speed)
-addin the eggs one by one (low speed)
-add the sour cream and the milk
-and then the flour mix
spread butter or spray oil into a 8x8inches mould (so the sponge won't stick to it)
pour in the chocolate mixture (must be around 1 to 1.5 inches thick)
bake 30 min at 180 degrees C (can be longer depending on the ovens,you can check by pluggin a knife in the center,if it come out clean,the sponge is baked)
once ready,unmould,let it rest then wrap and keep in fridge for at least 2 hours
chocolate croquant:
-100gr dark chocolate 70%
-60 gr crepes dentelles
-Melt the chocolate then mix with the crepes dentelles
-dark glaze: (juste pour la deco de ma version,pas obligatoire)
50 cream
-20 cocoa
-70 sugar
-40 water
-3gr gelatine
-put the gelatine sheets in ice water for 10min
-during this time put all the remaining ingredients together in a pot,while whisking continuously bring it to a boil
-strain it into an another container
-take of the iced water from the gelatine
-add 2 tbs of the glaze mix into it and melt it in a microwave or over a small fire
-pour in the gelatine into the glaze mix,mix wel
Mousse:
200 creme fouettee
200 mascarpone
60gr sucre
1 tsp vanilla extract (or 1/2 vanilla bean)
2 gr gelatine
-soak the gelatine in cold water for 10 mins,throw the water
add in 1 tablespoon of mascarpone and melt it on top of small fire (make sure to constantly wisk to avoid burning it)
then combine and mix together with the vanilla and the remaining mascarpone
-whisk the cream untill it become light and fluffy,then combine with the mascarpone mixture
Process:
-Take off the sponge from the fridge and cut out 3 layers (about 1 to 1.5cm thick)
-Spread 70 gr of the chocolate croquant on the first layer,let it set 10 min in the fridge,use the remaing croquant for decoration on top of the cake later
-spread a thin layer of mascarpone mousse (about 0.5 cm)
-take of the cherries from the alcohol then spread them equally on top of the mousse
-cover them with an another layer of mousse
-add a second sponge
-spread again the mascarpone mousse (about 1 to 1.5cm thick)
-add the last sponge on top and cover the whole cake with the remaining mousse
-let it set few hours in the fridge or even freezer
then melt the glaze (but not too much,if too hot or liquid the glazing will not be nice)
let it set for 30 more minutes in the fridge
voilou,dsl c'est en anglais,mais bon ca devrait rester assez facile a traduire,je vais voir si je peux traduire avant de m'endormir

edit:traduit les ingredients de base et ajout de photo....sur ce,ja vais dormir