Chocolate Rosemary Christmas Cake Decorated With Cranberry Fizzy Balls

• For the cake
• 12 tablespoons semi-salted butter
• 3/4 cup fare trade raw sugar
• 6 6 large whole eggs , separated
• 12 ounces fairtrade dark chocolate, melted and cooled
• 2 teaspoons chopped rosemary tea as thinly as possible (to taste)
• 11/2 tablespoon fare trade espresso or vanilla (1 teaspoon)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Cranberry sparkling balls
• 1/2 cup fair trade caster raw sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup cranberries
• Caster raw sugar to decor the cranberries

1. Place the rack in center of the oven. Preheat oven to 180 u0b0 C (350 u0b0 F). Line a springform pan 9 inches in diameter with parchment paper . Butter and set aside
2. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer until mixture is light, about 3 minutes . At low speed , add the egg yolks , one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping the bottom and sides of your bowl if necessary.
3. Add melted chocolate , espresso (or vanilla ) , rosemary and salt. Beat with electric mixer until smooth. Transfer everything into a clean bowl and wash your bowl mix thoroughly.
4. In a clean large bowl, without a trace of fat, whisk the egg whites with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
5. Fold one-third of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture . Then add the remaining egg whites.
6. Pour the batter into the pan and let cook for 25 minutes. Leave to cool.
7. Place cranberries in a container for the fridge and put them aside.
8. Make a simple syrup by bringing water and simmer with sugar. Let the syrup cool for a few minutes, then pour it over the cranberries . If the syrup is too hot, then cranberries burst caution . Cover and refrigerate overnight.
9. The next day , drain the cranberries and mix them with the sugar until well coated. Place cranberries coated on a baking sheet and let them dry for several hours. Dip a few sprigs of rosemary into the syrup cranberries and sprinkle with caster sugar. Leave to dry everything.
10. For garnish chocolate Christmas cake , decorate with cranberries balls , rosemary stems and whipped cream.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/32300-chocolate-rosemary-christmas-cake-decorated-with-cranberry-fizzy-balls (may not work)