Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, black forest cake. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Black forest cake, which originated in the Black Forest region of Germany, is typically made with a light chocolate sponge cake, soaked with cherry syrup and cherry brandy (Kirsch), then layered with whipped cream and cherries This version swaps the chocolate sponge for a denser, fudgier chocolate cake to delicious effect But slicing a rich chocolate cake into four thin layers can be a bit tricky Directions. In a microwave, melt chocolate; stir until smooth. Although the origins of Black Forest cake are a bit fuzzy, many historians believe it originated in the Black Forest region of Germany, a large mountain range on the southwest side of the country.
Black Forest cake is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Black Forest cake is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have black forest cake using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Black Forest cake:
- Get 1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
- Take 1 cup granulated sugar
- Make ready 1/4 tsp salt
- Make ready 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- Prepare 3 eggs
- Prepare 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Get 1 1/4 cups sour cherry juice, divided
- Prepare 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- Get 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
- Get 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
- Get 2 cups canned sour cherries
- Get 1 oz. semi sweet chocolate
Ingredients and How to Make Black Forest Cake. The syrups makes the cake ultra moist - my favorite part of. Black Forest cakes typically have brandy in the cherry filling. If crumbs get in the frosting while frosting the cake, scrape off your icing spatula into a separate bowl so as not to get crumbs on the frosted cake.
Steps to make Black Forest cake:
- Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease two 8" cake pans.
- To make the cake, sift together the flour, sugar, salt and cocoa powder. Beat the eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until light and fluffy. Carefully fold the flour into the beaten egg. Pour the cake batter into the greased pans. Bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool the cakes completely.
- To make the syrup, in a small saucepan bring 1 cup of the sour cherry juice and the granulated sugar to a boil. Cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves.
- To make the filling, beat the whipping cream until stiff peaks form. Beat in ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, the confectioners’ sugar, and the remaining ¼ cup of sour cherry juice.
- To assemble the cake, turn the cakes out onto 2 cake plates. Spread ½ of the syrup mixture over each cake. Let sit for 5 minutes, then spread ⅓ of the whipped cream filling over 1 cake. Add ½ cup of the cherries. Place the other cake on top. Spread the remaining ⅔ of the filling over the top and sides of the cake. Place the cherries on the top of the cake and the sides.
- Grate the chocolate and sprinkle on top of the cake. Chill until ready to serve.
Place one cake layer on a serving plate. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining whipped cream, reserving some to pipe decorations, if desired. Spoon remaining filling onto top of cake. Authentic Black Forest Cake (Schwarzwald Kirsch Kuchen) Recipe by BK GeeGee. This cake isn't meant to be very sweet but is rather a dessert for adults with deep rich flavours and enough alcohol to make your head spin!
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