Description
Enjoy the enchanting flavors of this Black Forest Cake, packed with rich chocolate, fluffy cream, and sweet cherries. Ideal for celebrations or everyday treats!
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- White granulated sugar
- Cocoa powder
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Eggs
- Whole milk or 2%
- Vegetable oil
- Vanilla extract
- Heavy cream
- Icing sugar
- Brandy
- Vanilla bean
- Gelatin
- Amarena cherries
- Cherries from Amarena cherry conserve
- Dark chocolate
- Fresh cherries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) and prepare two 8-inch round cake pans.
- Combine dry ingredients: flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt.
- Whisk wet ingredients: beat eggs, then add milk, oil, and vanilla.
- Mix wet into dry ingredients, then pour into pans and bake for 30 minutes.
- Cool cakes in pans for 10 minutes, then turn them out to cool completely.
- Prepare gelatin by softening in cold water, then microwaving until dissolved.
- Make whipped cream filling with heavy cream, icing sugar, vanilla bean seeds, and gelatin.
- Layer the cake: slice cooled cakes, brush with cherry syrup, add filling and Amarena cherries.
- Frost with remaining whipped cream, then create chocolate ganache and drizzle over the cake.
- Decorate with whipped cream rosettes, fresh cherries, and grated chocolate.
Notes
Use fresh, ripe cherries for the best flavor and garnish.
Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days in the fridge.
For a richer chocolate flavor, consider adding espresso powder to the dry ingredients.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 50mg