Cherry Semifreddo

Total Time: 8 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• 250 g dark chocolate or 250 g milk chocolate
• 300 ml thickened cream, at room temperature
• 6 eggs, separated
• sugar (optional) or sugar syrup (optional)
• 300 g pitted frozen cherries

Recipe

• 1 line a large (23cm x 13cm x 6cm) loaf pan, cake pan, or mould, with plastic wrap leaving a good length of wrap hanging over the sides.
• 2 melt chocolate in a bowl with 1/4 cup cream over boiling water (or in the microwave for about 90 seconds on 100% power).
• 3 beat well together and cool.
• 4 lightly whip remaining cream.
• 5 whisk egg yolks together and beat into chocolate with cream and sugar.
• 6 stiffly beat egg whites and whisk into chocolate mixture.
• 7 stir in frozen cherries.
• 8 wrap securely in plastic wrap and freeze overnight.
• 9 serve sliced.