Strawberry Chocolate Torte with Sponge

Preparation

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   Preheat the oven to 180 °C.

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   First make the light colored batter. To do this, separate the eggs and beat the egg white with half the caster sugar, cornstarch and salt into stiff peaks.

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   Cream egg yolk with caster sugar and Vanilla Sugar, fold the wheat flour into the egg yolk mixture and fold in the beaten egg white.

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   Pour the sponge batter into a greased heart-shaped baking tin (16cm) and bake at 180 °C for 30 minutes.

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   Cut horizontally through the middle of the cooled sponge.

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   To make the batter for the dark colored sponge, separate the eggs and beat the egg white with caster sugar and salt into stiff peaks.

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   Cream the room-temperature butter, powdered sugar and Vanilla Sugar and gradually stir in the egg yolk.

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   Then stir in the melted chocolate.

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   Stir the flour and cocoa powder into the butter mixture and finally fold in the beaten egg white.

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    Pour the sponge batter into the greased heart-shaped baking tin and bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for 20 minutes.

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    Once the dark colored sponge has cooled, cut the crust away from the top.

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    To make the strawberry cream, whip the whipping cream into stiff peaks.

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    Soften the gelatin leaves, squeeze and heat up with a little strawberry puree to dissolve.

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    Combine the strawberry puree with powdered sugar, yogurt, Vanilla Sugar and lemon juice.

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    Fold the gelatin into the strawberry yogurt mixture and stir in the whipped cream.

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    Now to make the chocolate mousse, beat the egg white with caster sugar into stiff peaks.

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    Then whip the whipping cream into stiff peaks.

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    Soften the gelatin leaves, squeeze and heat up in cherry brandy and cocoa powder to dissolve.

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    Fold the gelatin into the beaten egg white, fold in the melted chocolate and the whipped cream.

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    Next, assemble the torte. For the first layer, place a light colored sponge base in the heart-shaped tin and spread the strawberry cream on top.

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    Then layer the dark colored sponge on top, spread over the chocolate mousse then cover with the light colored sponge.

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    Allow the torte to cool for 6 hours.

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    Then coat with strawberry jelly and place the halved strawberries on top.

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    Make the cake glaze according to the instructions on the packet and brush over the strawberries.