Drunken Cherry Cake  (Classic Recipe)

This Drunken Cherry Cake is a decadent dessert of chocolate sponge, pitted cherries, and chocolate ganache. This recipe will give you a step-by-step rundown of how to make this Slavic staple.

INGREDIENTS

– vodka – pitted cherries in syrup – chocolate sponge cakes – heavy whipping cream – sugar – semi-sweet chocolate chips – whipping cream

STEP 1

Drain juice from canned cherries. Place them in a dish and cover them with vodka. Cover dish with plastic wrap and allow cherries to soak for at least 8 hours and up to overnight.

STEP 2

Prepare chocolate sponge cakes.

STEP 3

Cut off a thin layer from each sponge cake. Set it aside carefully, as you will use it as a cake "lid" later on.

STEP 4

Cut a line close to the inner rim of the cake. Rip out the inside of the cake to create a bowl. Gently rip the cake insides into small pieces and set aside.

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