Black Forest Cake Recipe
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Black Forest Cake is made with rich chocolate layers, cherries, cherry liqueur, and whipped cream. It has a rich flavor, and each bite is a decadent one.
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Ingredients
Chocolate Cake:
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup Dutch unsweetened cocoa powder sifted
- 8 ounces chocolate chopped and melted
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk room temperature
- 1 cup hot water
- 2 tablespoons espresso
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon Cherry liqueur
Cherry Liqueur Syrup:
- 4 cups bing cherries pitted
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup Cherry liqueur
Whipped Cream Frosting:
- 3 cup whipping cream cold
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar sifted
Garnish:
- 12 Maraschino cherries
- 1 cup chocolate shavings
Instructions
Chocolate Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease four 8 or 9" round cake pans and dust with cocoa powder. Line bottoms with parchment paper. Set Aside.
- Add all the dry ingredients into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Stir to combine on low speed.
- In a medium bowl, using a hand mixer, whisk eggs with oil, buttermilk, espresso, vanilla, cherry liqueur, melted chocolate, once combined, slowly whisk in the hot water, careful not to cook the eggs.
- Add wet ingredients to the bowl with dry ingredients and mix on medium speed for 2-3 mins. Batter will be very thin.
- Pour the batter evenly into the prepared pans.
- Bake for 25-30 mins in the preheated oven or until a cake tester inserted in the center of the cakes comes out mostly clean.
- Cool the cakes 10 minutes in the pans then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Cherry Liqueur Syrup:
- Place sugar and water into a small pot over medium heat and stir to bring to a boil.
- Simmer for 1 min then remove from heat and stir in cherry liqueur, after that add the cherries. Allow to cool completely before using it.
- Once cooled, remove the cherries from the syrup and place in a bowl.
Whipped Cream Frosting:
- Prepare the whipped cream when you are ready to assemble the cake.
- Add cream and sugar to a very cold bowl and whip until stiff peaks form.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Assemble the Cake:
- Flatten the chocolate layers.
- On a cake stand, place a dollop of whipped cream and add on top one chocolate cake layer. Brush generously with the cooled cherry syrup.
- Top with about 1 cup of cold whipped cream and spread it evenly.
- Top with about 1 cup of cherries and gently press them into the whipped cream.
- Repeat with remaining layers.
- When done frost the outside of the cake and top of the cake with whipped cream.
- If needed, make more whipped cream and pipe rosettes on top of the cake. Garnish each rosette with one maraschino cherry.
- Decorate the sides of the cake chocolate shavings or chocolate bark.
- Chill for 12 hours before serving.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
836kcal
(42%)
Carbohydrates
121g
(40%)
Protein
12g
(24%)
Fat
49g
(75%)
Saturated Fat
31g
(155%)
Cholesterol
139mg
(46%)
Sodium
457mg
(19%)
Potassium
451mg
(13%)
Fiber
10g
(40%)
Sugar
87g
(174%)
Vitamin A
2472IU
(49%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
175mg
(18%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 836 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 836kcal | 42% |
| Carbohydrates | 121g | 40% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 49g | 75% |
| Saturated Fat | 31g | 155% |
| Cholesterol | 139mg | 46% |
| Sodium | 457mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 451mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 10g | 40% |
| Sugar | 87g | 174% |
| Vitamin A | 2472IU | 49% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 175mg | 18% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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