Bittersweet Chocolate Marquise with Cherry Sauce

Ingredients

• ½ cup sugar
• ½ teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 2 ½ teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 cup whipping cream
• ¼ cup water
• ¹/₃ cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• + 8 more ingredients
• • ½ cup water
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups fresh cherries
  • 2 teaspoons kirsch (clear cherry brandy)
  • 10 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter
  • 4 large egg yolks

Butter 8 1/2x5 1/2x3-inch glass loaf dish. Line dish smoothly with foil. Stir chocolate in top of double boiler over barely simmering water until smooth. Turn off heat. Using electric mixer, beat 1/2 cup butter in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in 1/4 cup sugar, then cocoa powder. Whisk yolks, 1/4...

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