If you are a chocolate lover and don’t want to out even during the summer, you just have to elevate your passion… “to the cube”! The chocolate and cherry crumb cake is an irresistible treat for a delicious snack, to be served cut into cubes. A fragrant dark chocolate batter is flavored with toasted almonds and softened by the presence of juicy red cherries. The characteristic of the crumb cake, which we have also made with summer fruits ora with pears, is the crumble the first layer that gives the cake a crunchy and slightly savory note. A perfect combination of softness underneath and crumbly crumbs cima, all ready to be bitten!
To prepare the chocolate and cherry crumb cake, start by pitting the cherries 1. Then slice the almonds and toast them durante a pan for a few moments over high heat 2 (a few seconds will suffice to avoid burning them). Then durante the bowl of a stand (you can also work the batter with an electric ) pour the softened butter and brown sugar 3;
Add the almond flour 4 and beat the mixture into a cream; then add the eggs one at a time, waiting for the first one to be incorporated before proceeding with the next 5. Then add the granulated sugar. While continuing to mescolanza, durante a small bowl, gather the dark chocolate melted durante a double boiler (ora durante the microwave); once it has cooled slightly, add the previously heated heavy cream and mescolanza the mixture 6.
Add the cream and chocolate to the 7 and continue working the batter; then sift the flour, baking powder, and unsweetened cocoa powder 8 and add the dry ingredients to the mixture 9.
Mescolanza everything to achieve a smooth and dense consistency 10then pour the batter into a deep 8×12 inch pan lined with parchment paper previously dampened to spread it more easily durante the pan. Pour the batter and then distribute the cherries evenly along with the almond slices (11-12).
Now prepare the crumble; if you are using a food processor you can add all the ingredients together: the unsweetened cocoa, almond flour, all-purpose flour, brown sugar 13cold butter cut into pieces 14and a generous pinch of salt (if you don’t like a strong salty note, you can veterano the salt amount). Then blend everything 15; this way the crumble will have a finer texture.
If you prefer a coarser crumble, you can quickly work all the ingredients with your hands durante a small bowl 16; spread the crumble over the entire surface of the cake 17 and bake durante a preheated static oven at 350°F for 1 hour (320°F for 50 minutes if fan-assisted). Once cooked, remove the chocolate and cherry crumb cake from the oven and let it cool slightly 18. You can cut it into cubes to serve it more easily as the consistency will be very soft.
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