![]() They both have serious sweet teeth! This time it was dad that inspired this bake up. The reason why I bake lies heavily on the two men in my life. All the steps are quite easy to follow and do and are very manageable and almost every layer of this cake can be made ahead if you wanted to make things even easier. The traditional German dessert version consists of multiple layers of chocolate sponge cake with whipped cream and cherries, and traditionally its infused with Kirschwasser or ‘Kirsch’, a type of cherry liqueur similar to brandy. This particular recipe may not be the most traditional but it is so tasty, not overly sweet (often my biggest complaint about some recipes) and easy to make! Of course there are a few steps involved as there are layers of flavour in a Black Forest cake. Black Forest cake is a beloved and popular cake from Germany, also known as Black Forest gateau or Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte. There can’t be an easier way to make this Black Forest cake recipe. I would recommend using about 1/3 of a cup.This is an absolutely delicious cake and always a show stopper. Q: Can I use cherry brandy in this recipe?Ī: Yes! On the final step of the cherry syrup, add in the cherry brandy at the very end once you remove the cherries from the heat. I would recommend eating it within two days of making. I would wait until you are ready to serve before you assembled the cake.Ī: Yes, you can. Q: Should Black Forest Cake be refrigerated?Ī: Yes! Refrigerate your cake until you are ready to serve. If you use sweet cherries for baking, there is no need to add a lot of extra sugar into the recipe. I am a big fan of sweet cherries, so that is what I used for this recipe. Similar to apples, a lot of people normally go for the tart cherries for baking. Sour cherries are typically not found fresh in grocery stores. Sweet cherries are what you usually find fresh in grocery stores. Keep your shavings in a bowl, then use a spoon to sprinkle over the top of your cake. When I shave chocolate, I keep the chocolate in the wrapper it came in and work with it that way. PRO TIP: When working with chocolate, never let it touch your hands. ![]() Sprinkle with shaved chocolate, and top with fresh cherries. When you place on the last layer of cake, cover with the chocolate ganache, pipe on some swirls of whipped cream. Continue with the other 2 layers of cake. Top with about 1/3 of the whipped cream, then cover with the halved cherries. Place one layer of chocolate cake onto a cake stand and brush on the juice from your cherries. If you are not planning on serving this cake immediately, make sure to refrigerate it up until the time you plan to serve. It is best to work quickly with this cake to keep the whipped cream fresh and whippy. Make sure that before you start assembling the cake, that the cake layers are nice and cool, the whipped cream is prepared, and the cherry syrup is ready. I wanted to make a few notes on the actual assembly of this cake. ![]() HOW TO ASSEMBLE A GERMAN BLACK FOREST CAKE Traditionally, a Black Forest Cake would have the chocolate layers soaked in this liquor, however I went with an alcohol free version for this recipe. This specialty liquor is distilled from tart cherries. ![]() This cake is named after a specialty liquor, Schwartzwalder Kirsch, a cherry Brandy found in the region of Schwarzwald (Black Forest), Germany. This cake is light, perfectly sweet, and delicious. This decadent German Black Forest Cake recipe features fluffy chocolate sponge cake, layered with fresh whipped cream and cherries. ![]()
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