Chocolate Cherry Mascarpone Cake

For the chocolate cake: 1 1/3 cups flour 7 oz butter 1/2 cup sugar 3 large eggs 6 tbsp cocoa 1 tsp baking powder 1 jar of dark cherries, drained For the cheese layer: 16 oz mascarpone 5 oz heavy cream 1 cup powdered sugar 1 vanilla bean For the ganache: 10 oz dark chocolate 7 oz heavy cream Preheat your oven to 350. Mix butter and sugar until creamy, add the eggs and mix well until all combined. Combine the flour, baking powder & cocoa powder. Add to the egg mixture and mix well. Pour batter into a greased springform baking pan, smoothing it evenly. Bake for 40 minutes. Let cool completely in pan. In the meantime put the mascarpone, powdered sugar and vanilla bean into a mixer and mix until smooth. Add the double cream and mix again until well combined. Refrigerate until the cake is ready. Once ready spread mascarpone mixture over cake and put back into the refrigerator. Finely chop the chocolate and put into a bowl. In a small pot, bring the double cream to boil. Add chocolate and stir to melt. Spread the chocolate over the cake deliberately leaving it uneven. Refrigerate at least 2 hours or until set.

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