Pear, chocolate and currant cake

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 5 cups of cream (200 ml each)
• 2 bars of dark or milk chocolate
• 6 eggs
• 200 g sugar
• 6 tbsp water, warm
• 200 g flour
• 50 g cornstarch
• 40 g cocoa powder
• 1 packet of baking powder
• 500 g currants
• n. B. sugar
• 2 packs of cake glaze, red
• 1 can of pear(s), about 4 – 5 of them
• 5 packs of cream stiffener
• 3 packets of vanilla sugar

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Rest time approx. 4 hours; Cooking/baking time approx. 25 minutes; Total time approx. 5 hours 25 minutes

The night before, melt the chocolate bars in the warm cream (all 5 cups) in a saucepan (do not let it boil). Then chill overnight. For the sponge cake, separate 4 eggs. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Combine the egg yolks and the other two eggs with the sugar and warm water. Sift the flour, cornstarch, cocoa powder, and baking powder and mix. Then stir the sugar/egg mixture into the flour mixture and carefully fold in the beaten egg whites. Pour the sponge cake mixture into a prepared springform pan. Bake for approximately 25 minutes in a preheated oven at 160°C (top/bottom heat). In the meantime, briefly bring the currants to a boil, then thicken with a little sugar, if desired (according to taste), and the glaze, and chill. Allow the finished sponge cake to cool, then divide into 3 layers. Place a cake ring around the bottom layer. Spread the currant mixture on top and – if still warm – allow to cool further. Whip the chocolate cream from the previous evening with vanilla sugar and cream stiffener until stiff. Spread about 1/4 of it over the currants, then place the second layer on top and press down. Now slice about 4-5 drained pears and arrange them on the second layer. Spread about another quarter of the chocolate cream on top, place the pastry lid on top, and press down. Spread the remaining cream over the lid and around the cake. Set some aside for decoration. Let the cake rest in the refrigerator for about 4 hours before cutting. If desired, add some chocolate shavings for decoration.