Black Forrest Cake
By
Beth Ellefson
@belle2354
1
This is my favorite cake, how can you go wrong with chocolate and cherries!
Rating:
★★★★★ 1 vote
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Ingredients
- 2 can(s)
- (20 oz) tart pitted cherries, undrained
- 1 c
- granulated sugar
- 1/4 c
- cornstarch
- 1 1/2 tsp
- vanilla extract
- 2
- 9 inch chocolate cake layers, baked and cooled
- 3 c
- cold whipping cream
- 1/3 c
- confectioners' sugar
How to Make Black Forrest Cake
- 1Drain cherries, reserving 1/2 cup juice. Combine reserved cherry juice, cherries, granulated sugar and cornstarch in saucepan. Cook and stir over low heat until thickened. Add vanilla and stir.
- 2Split each cake layer in half horizontally. Crumble one half layer; set aside.
- 3Beat cold whipping cream and the confectioners sugar in large bowl with an electric mixer set at high speed until stiff speaks form. Reserve 1 1/2 cups whipped cream for decorative piping.
- 4Place one cake layer on serving plate. Spread with 1 cup whipped cream; top with 3/4 cup cherry topping. Top with second layer, 1 cup whipped cream and 3/4 cup cherry topping; with with third cake layer.
- 5Frost cake sides with remaining whipped cream; pat gently with reserved cake crumbs.
- 6Spoon reserved 1 1/2 cups whipped cream into pastry bag fitted wit star tip; pipe around top and bottom edges of cake. Spoon remaining cherry topping over top of cake.
About Black Forrest Cake
Course/Dish: Cakes
