Hi everyone!

I just purchased Heavenly Cakes and I want to do the chocolate raspberry trifle, but I have a small question.
In the raspberry syrup, raspberries and preserves and raspberry cream topping recipes, it is mentioned:
Chambord liqueur, framboise or hot water

I don’t understand what framboise stands for exactly.. I know I could just use water, but I am curious..

Thank you and I am looking forward to learning a lot with your help!

Framboise is liqueur made from or with raspberries.

Oh! Thank you very much for the info!

And while we’re at it, if I use dark chocolate with 70% cacao instead of 62%, does it matter?

If you use chocolate with 70% cacao for the sponge cake (genoise) you will need to reduce the quantity slightly and increase the sugar slightly to make it come out with a similar chocolate liquor/sugar content as the 62%.  For a cake, it does matter because a cake structure is a fine balance and if you throw it off the cake may fall or be dense.  If it were a frosting or filling, it would mostly be a matter of taste and texture, but nothing as dramatic as a cake falling would happen.

Have fun with Heavenly Cakes!

Thank you Julie

I actually did yesterday, and it tastes/looks really good. Although I am not a pro, I think I pulled it off ok!
And it is a lot of eggs for the size of the cake (!). Not counting calories.. anyway, who is