Chocolate Cream Pie with Cherries
12 servings
60 minutes
Chocolate cream pie with cherries is a true delight for dessert lovers. Its roots trace back to European culinary traditions, where the harmony of flavors plays a key role. The delicate yeast dough, infused with vanilla notes, serves as the perfect base for the creamy chocolate filling. Cherries add brightness and a slight tartness, balancing the sweetness of the cream. The final touch is the crunchy amaretto crumbs that add textural elegance. This pie is magnificent as a festive dessert and pairs perfectly with a cup of aromatic coffee.
1
Preparation: heat the milk and melt butter or margarine in it. Pour the cherries into a strainer.
- Milk: 175 ml
- Butter: 50 g
- Cherry (sour): 330 g
2
Yeast dough: thoroughly mix flour with yeast in a bowl. Add the remaining ingredients and the warm mixture of milk and oil, and mix everything with a mixer (using the dough hook) for a while on low speed, then on high speed for about 5 minutes until a smooth, homogeneous dough forms. Cover the dough and leave it in a warm place until it noticeably increases. Grease a high-sided baking tray. Lightly sprinkle the dough with flour, remove it from the bowl, and place it on a lightly floured work surface, kneading it a bit more. Roll out the dough on the baking tray. Leave it again in a warm place until it noticeably increases. Preheat the oven (Top/bottom heat: about 180 degrees, air temperature: about 160 degrees).
- Wheat flour: 350 g
- Active dry yeast: to taste
- Vanilla sugar: to taste
- Salt: pinch
- Chicken egg: 3 pieces
- Milk: 175 ml
- Butter: 50 g
3
Filling: mix sour cream, sugar, dry pudding mix, and eggs with a whisk until a smooth creamy mixture forms. Evenly cover the pie with this mixture. Top with cherries.
- Sour cream 35%: 500 g
- Sugar: 150 g
- Chocolate pudding mix: 1 piece
- Chicken egg: 3 pieces
- Cherry (sour): 330 g
4
Topping: coarsely crush the amarettini, sprinkle on the pie and bake (baking time: about 40 minutes).
- Amaretti: 100 g
5
Cool the pie on a baking sheet on a kitchen rack.