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black forest cake

Black Forest Cake

A delicious moist Black Forest Cake with chocolate cake layers soaked in a cherry syrup and covered in whipped cream, chocolate ganache, and cherries.
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Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 people

Ingredients
  

Chocolate Cake

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 200 g butter
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups sugar

Whipped Cream

  • 2 cups whipping cream
  • ½ cup icing sugar

Cherry Syrup

  • ½ cup water + cherry syrup
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 200 g cherries plus 75g more for decorating

Chocolate Ganache

  • 3 oz dark chocolate chopped
  • 2 oz whipping cream

Instructions
 

For the Chocolate Cake

  • Sift all the dry ingredients together - flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and baking soda.
  • Add the wet ingredients milk, eggs, butter, vanilla, and sugar to the dry ingredients and combine well.
  • Divide the cake batter into two 9" round pans lined with parchment paper and bake it at 180 C for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer the cakes to a wire rack and let it cool completely.

For the Cherry Syrup

  • In a saucepan heat ½ cup cherry syrup with water and ½ cup sugar and bring to a boil for about a minute then let it cool completely.
  • Slice the cherries in half, leaving a few whole cherries for garnish. Set aside.

For the Whipped Cream

  • Whip the cold cream and powdered sugar at high speed until soft peaks form, about 3 minutes.

For the Chocolate Ganache

  • Heat cream until just steaming and pour over chocolate. Let sit 3 minutes then whisk until smooth.
    Let cool until slightly warm before pouring onto the chilled cake.

Assemble the cake

  • Slice each cake in half, then place the first cake layer on the cake stand and drizzle ⅓ of the cherry syrup all over the cut halves, and spread about ¾ cup cream on top and spread it evenly. Then top with ⅓ of the chopped cherries and some shaved cholates all over the cream.
    Repeat the process with the other layers until the cake is assembled. Spread the remaining whipped cream on top and all around the sides in a thin layer using a palette knife and smooth out the whipped cream on the sides of the cake.
    Decorate the top with whipped cream, chocolate ganache, and whole cherries.
    Chill until the cream sets and enjoy your yummy cake!
    Enjoy!