Wednesday 30 May 2018
Trip to Valence, France
The town centre itself wasn´t so bad, but a bit after 2 in the afternoon it was desserted.
Tuesday 29 May 2018
Eating out - Gasthof Am Turm, Braunfels, Germany
We wanted German food and it seemed like a typical German restaurant.
The quality of the food is not what one would expect. Or maybe that was the way typical food is in Germany. We don´t recommend it.
The quality of the food is not what one would expect. Or maybe that was the way typical food is in Germany. We don´t recommend it.
Monday 28 May 2018
Hotel review - Schloss Hotel Herborn, Germany
The room seemed nice at first.
Later on, we found out we are above the kitchen. The noises stopped after 11 PM and then the noises started again at 6 AM.
We could not move into another room because the receptionist told us that the hotel is fully booked, as there was a wedding in the hotel.
It was a really bad, bad experience. There should not be rooms above the kitchen or in around elevators. It's simply disrespectful towards the guests.
The breakfast was decent. Free WiFi and free parking places.
Later on, we found out we are above the kitchen. The noises stopped after 11 PM and then the noises started again at 6 AM.
We could not move into another room because the receptionist told us that the hotel is fully booked, as there was a wedding in the hotel.
It was a really bad, bad experience. There should not be rooms above the kitchen or in around elevators. It's simply disrespectful towards the guests.
The breakfast was decent. Free WiFi and free parking places.
Sunday 27 May 2018
Sour cherry and chocolate cake - recipe with step-by-step photos
Ingredients for the dough:
Ingredients for the sour cherry mousse:
Ingredients for the chocolate mousse:
Ingredients for the glaze:
Prepare the dough:
Beat the eggs with the sugar for 10 minutes until they triple the initial volume. Add the strained cocoa powder and the flour and mix slowly.
Add the melted butter (cooled) and mix until incorporated.
Pour the dough in an oven tray and let it bake at 180 Celsius degrees for 20 minutes or until ready.
When done, take it out from the tray and let it cool!
Prepare the sour cherry mousse:
In a pan, add the sour cherries and the sugar and let them simmer at slow fire for 10 minutes, mixing from time to time.
Meanwhile hydrate the gelatin.
Remove the sour cherries from the fire and mash them in a blender. While still worm incorporate the gelatin.
Strain the cherries and let them cool.
Mix the mascarpone cheese for a few seconds and add the strained sour cherry thick juice.
You can leave a few entire cherries as we did.
Mix until well incorporated and put it aside.
Prepare the chocolate mousse:
Hydrate the gelatin.
Melt the chocolate and let it cool a bit. Add the gelatin and mix until well incorporated.
Separately beat the fresh cream with the sugar until stiff and then add the cooled melted chocolate.
Mix until well incorporated.
Assembling the cake:
Cut the dough in two layers.
On a plate, add a detachable circle. On the bottom of it add one layer of dough.
Above this layer, add the chocolate mousse and above the sour cherry mousse. Put it in the fridge for 30 - 50 minutes to settle, then add the second layer of dough and let it in the fridge over night.
The next day, prepare the glaze:
In a pan, mix the cocoa powder with the fresh cream, the sugar, the water and the butter and let them simmer for a few minutes at slow fire, mixing continuously.
Let it cool!
When cooled, pour the glaze over the cake. You can decorate it with sour cherries, strawberries and white chocolate.
Keep the cake in the fridge until serving!
Enjoy!
- 80 grams of wheat flour
- 50 grams of sugar
- 40 grams of cocoa powder
- 30 grams of butter
- 4 eggs
Ingredients for the sour cherry mousse:
- 250 grams of frozen sour cherries
- 200 grams of mascarpone
- 60 grams of sugar
- 2 grams of gelatin
Ingredients for the chocolate mousse:
- 200 grams of fresh cream
- 130 grams of milk chocolate
- 30 grams of sugar
- 1.5 grams of gelatin
Ingredients for the glaze:
- 100 milliliters of water
- 60 grams of fresh cream
- 40 grams of sugar
- 30 grams of cocoa powder
- 20 grams of butter
Prepare the dough:
Beat the eggs with the sugar for 10 minutes until they triple the initial volume. Add the strained cocoa powder and the flour and mix slowly.
Add the melted butter (cooled) and mix until incorporated.
Pour the dough in an oven tray and let it bake at 180 Celsius degrees for 20 minutes or until ready.
When done, take it out from the tray and let it cool!
Prepare the sour cherry mousse:
In a pan, add the sour cherries and the sugar and let them simmer at slow fire for 10 minutes, mixing from time to time.
Meanwhile hydrate the gelatin.
Remove the sour cherries from the fire and mash them in a blender. While still worm incorporate the gelatin.
Strain the cherries and let them cool.
Mix the mascarpone cheese for a few seconds and add the strained sour cherry thick juice.
You can leave a few entire cherries as we did.
Mix until well incorporated and put it aside.
Prepare the chocolate mousse:
Hydrate the gelatin.
Melt the chocolate and let it cool a bit. Add the gelatin and mix until well incorporated.
Separately beat the fresh cream with the sugar until stiff and then add the cooled melted chocolate.
Mix until well incorporated.
Assembling the cake:
Cut the dough in two layers.
On a plate, add a detachable circle. On the bottom of it add one layer of dough.
Above this layer, add the chocolate mousse and above the sour cherry mousse. Put it in the fridge for 30 - 50 minutes to settle, then add the second layer of dough and let it in the fridge over night.
The next day, prepare the glaze:
In a pan, mix the cocoa powder with the fresh cream, the sugar, the water and the butter and let them simmer for a few minutes at slow fire, mixing continuously.
Let it cool!
When cooled, pour the glaze over the cake. You can decorate it with sour cherries, strawberries and white chocolate.
Keep the cake in the fridge until serving!
Enjoy!
Saturday 26 May 2018
Eating out - Bab Dar , Bruxelles, Belgium
The restaurant looked nice and cozy.
The food was OK and the price was decent considering the location. We were the first there, so the service was quite fast.
The food was OK and the price was decent considering the location. We were the first there, so the service was quite fast.
Friday 25 May 2018
Hotel review - Hotel Novotel Amboise, France
The room was big and the view was magnificent.
Too bad that the breakfast couldn´t meet our expectations. The pastries were old and the pancakes were from the supermarket.
Free WiFi and free parking places.
and the view from our room:
Too bad that the breakfast couldn´t meet our expectations. The pastries were old and the pancakes were from the supermarket.
Free WiFi and free parking places.
and the view from our room:
Thursday 24 May 2018
Wednesday 23 May 2018
Trip to Quedlinburg, Germany
A wonderful UNESCO site. You can wander the streets for hours and you will not get enough of it.
Tuesday 22 May 2018
Eating out - Best Western Hotel Le Bois De La Marche, Poitiers
The food was edible, but not good and definitely not really fresh.
If you have the energy to look for something else, go there.
If you have the energy to look for something else, go there.
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