Delicious Black Forest Cake

 

Delicious Black Forest Cake

The Black Forest Cake is a wonderful and decadent cake. Now, by
looking at it, it probably looks super difficult to bake. But this
classic recipe is fairly simple. It consists of several layers of a rich
chocolate sponge cake sandwiched with whipped cream and cherries. It makes a perfect dessert for any occasion.

Delicious Black Forest Cake

Ingredients

2 oz all-purpose flour

2 cups white sugar

¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

¾ teaspoon baking soda

¾ teaspoon salt

3 eggs

1 cup milk

½ cup vegetable oil

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

2 (20 ounce) cans pitted sour cherries

1 cup white sugar

¼ cup cornstarch

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 cups heavy whipping cream

⅓ cup confectioners’ sugar

Directions

Begin by preheating the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and grease/
flour two 9 inch, round, cake pans; cover the bottoms with waxed paper.
Then, in a large bowl, combine the flour, 2 cups of sugar, cocoa, baking
powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the eggs, milk, oil, and 1
tablespoon of vanilla extract. You should continue to beat until it
becomes well blended. Next, pour the batter into the prepared pans. This
should bake for 35 minutes.

Once you remove it from the oven, allow the layers to cool for approximately 10 minutes.

While the layers are completely cooling, drain the cherries but make
sure to keep 1/2 a cup of the juice. Combine the juice, the cherries and
1 cup of sugar together with the cornstarch in a 2-quart saucepan. Boil
over a low heat unit it becomes thickened, make sure you constantly
stir. Add  1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Allow this to cool before
continuing.

Combine whipping cream and the confectioner’s sugar in a medium-sized
bowl. Next, beat it with an electric mixer at high speed until stiff
peaks are formed. Afterward, with a long serrated knife, split each cake
layer horizontally in half. Crumble one split layer into crumbs and
then set aside. Keep 1 1/2 cups of the frosting for decorating the cake.
Gently brush loose crumbs off of the top and side of each cake layer
with a pastry brush or your hands.

When assembling the cake, place one cake layer on a cake plate.
Continue to spread with the 1 cup frosting, then add 3/4 cup of the
cherry topping. Place the second cake layer on top, keep repeating the
layers of frosting and cherry topping until you have finished with the
third cake layer. For the final few touches, frost the side of the cake
as well as patting the left-over crumbs. Place the remaining frosting
into a pastry bag that is fitted with a star decorator tip. Then, pipe
around the top and bottom edges of the cake. Lastly, spoon the remaining
cherry topping onto top of cake. Voila! Your delicious Black Forest
Cake is ready