Mit bud på en kage til Valentins Dag er således ikke Red Velvet, men i stedet (endnu) en variation over min favorit: Auroras Chokoladekage (opkaldt efter min niece - og i virkeligheden en kakaokage, men hvorfor være hudløst ærlig, når chokolade lyder SÅ meget bedre og svarer meget bedre til kagens godhed og tyngde?!)
I anledning af Valentins Dag tænkte jeg, at jeg ville lave en variation med erotiske undertoner, og her kommer kirsebærret ind i billedet. Jeg har ikke 100% kunnet afgøre hvor udtrykket to pop the cherry stammer fra, men en engelsk julesalme kendt helt tilbage fra 1400-tallet blander jomfruelighed og kirsebær sammen:
When Joseph was an old man, An old man was he,
He married Virgin Mary,
The Queen of Galilee,
He married Virgin Mary,
The Queen of Galilee.
As Joseph and Mary
Walked through an orchard green,
There were apples and cherries
Plenty there to be seen,
There were apples and cherries
Plenty there to be seen.
Then Mary spoke to Joseph,
So meek and so mild,
"Joseph, gather me some cherries,
For I am with Child,
Joseph, gather me some cherries,
For I am with Child."
Then Joseph flew in anger,
In anger flew he,
"Let the father of the baby
Gather cherries for thee,
Let the father of the baby
Gather cherries for thee."
Then Jesus spoke a few words,
A few words spoke He,
"Let my mother have some cherries,
Bow low down, cherry tree,
Let my mother have some cherries,
Bow low down, cherry tree."
The cherry tree bowed low down,
Bowed low down to the ground,
And Mary gathered cherries,
While Joseph stood around,
And Mary gathered cherries,
While Joseph stood around.
Then Joseph took Mary
All on his right knee:
"Oh, what have I done, Lord?
Have mercy on me.
Oh, what have I done, Lord?
Have mercy on me."
Then Joseph took Mary
All on his left knee:
"Oh, tell me, little Baby,
When Thy Birthday will be,
Oh, tell me, little Baby,
When Thy Birthday will be."
"On the fifth day of January
My Birthday will be,
When the stars and the elements
Shall tremble with fear,
When the stars and the elements
Shall tremble with fear."
He married Virgin Mary,
The Queen of Galilee,
He married Virgin Mary,
The Queen of Galilee.
As Joseph and Mary
Walked through an orchard green,
There were apples and cherries
Plenty there to be seen,
There were apples and cherries
Plenty there to be seen.
Then Mary spoke to Joseph,
So meek and so mild,
"Joseph, gather me some cherries,
For I am with Child,
Joseph, gather me some cherries,
For I am with Child."
Then Joseph flew in anger,
In anger flew he,
"Let the father of the baby
Gather cherries for thee,
Let the father of the baby
Gather cherries for thee."
Then Jesus spoke a few words,
A few words spoke He,
"Let my mother have some cherries,
Bow low down, cherry tree,
Let my mother have some cherries,
Bow low down, cherry tree."
The cherry tree bowed low down,
Bowed low down to the ground,
And Mary gathered cherries,
While Joseph stood around,
And Mary gathered cherries,
While Joseph stood around.
Then Joseph took Mary
All on his right knee:
"Oh, what have I done, Lord?
Have mercy on me.
Oh, what have I done, Lord?
Have mercy on me."
Then Joseph took Mary
All on his left knee:
"Oh, tell me, little Baby,
When Thy Birthday will be,
Oh, tell me, little Baby,
When Thy Birthday will be."
"On the fifth day of January
My Birthday will be,
When the stars and the elements
Shall tremble with fear,
When the stars and the elements
Shall tremble with fear."
Li-Ann arbejder lidt mindre subtilt med den samme temakreds, og sætter ord og billeder på, så det er svært at være i tvivl om, hvad det handler om.
Chokoladekage med kirsebær
- 250 g smør
- 5 æg
- 625 g sukker
- 300 g mel
- 50 g kakao
- 2½ spsk vanillesukker
- ca. 200 g sure krisebær (de smager langt bedre i en kage end søde kirsebær. Jeg har fundet nogen på frost i INCO. I mangel af gør-det-selv-kirsebær kan Amarenakirsebær anbefales.)
- ca. 200 g sukker
- saft af ½ citron
- 200 g mørk chokolade
- 1 dl piskefløde
Smelt smørret. Fx. i mikroovnen. Pisk æg og sukker. Bland de tørre ingredienser sammen og hæld dem i æg- og sukkerblandingen. Rør til dejen er jævn. Rør det smeltede smør i dejen. Rør nu også de sukkerindkogte kirsebær i dejen. Hæld i en bradepande og bag ca. 30-40 minutter ved 200 grader.
Ganache: varm kirsebærsiruppen (ca. 1 dl) op fx. i mikrobølgeovnen og kom mørk chokolade hakket i småstykker i den varme sirup. Rør. Tilsæt fløden og rør igen indtil blandingen er helt glat.
Når kagen er bagt og kølet en anelse af hældes den flydende/bløde ganache over kagen og bankes/glattes ud. Pynt evt. med chokoladehjerter, guldkugler eller andet festligt.
Stil kagen køligt gerne natten over. Skær i firkanter og server.
P.S. Hvis din elskede ikke er så meget for søde sager, er det måske en buket baconroser, der kan bane vejen til hans/hendes hjerte.
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