Black Forest Cake Recipe

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You can prepare the Black Forest Cake right in your kitchen and that too within minutes. The sugar- soaked cake gets a creamy twist and tangy notes from the layer of whipped cream and cherries. Serve this delicious cake on any special occasions.

Ingredients

For Cake

1/2 cup (50 gm)All Purpose Flour (Maida)
1/2 cup (50 gm)Cocoa Powder
1 cupPowdered Sugar
1 cup (100 gm)Butter
6Eggs
1 tspVanilla Essence

For Frosting

1 pintGinger Garlic paste
Sugaras needed
1 tspVanilla Essence
1 canCherries
1Chocolate Bar (grated/shaved)
as neededChocolate Rice

For Syrup

1 cupWater/ Syrup from the cherry can
1/2 cupSugar
1 tspVanilla Essence

Directions

For the Cake

Step1Sieve together the all purpose flour (maida) and cocoa powder into a bowl.
Step2Melt the butter in the microwave.
Step3Beat the eggs in a bowl using a hand blender until it becomes very creamy and frothy.
Step4Mix together all the wet ingredients (melted butter, sugar, vanilla essence) along with the beaten eggs.
Step5Fold in the dry ingredients (flour + cocoa) with the wet ingredients.
Step6Mix everything nicely with a wooden spoon until you get a smooth batter.
Step7Grease a cake pan with butter and dust some flour and cocoa powder on it and keep it ready.
Step8Pour the batter into the pan and bake it in an oven preheated to 350 degrees F (180 C) for 40-45 minutes.
Step9Check if the cake is done by inserting a toothpick in the middle of the cake. It should come out clean.
Step10Switch off the oven and cool down the cake before applying the syrup and frosting.

For the Syrup

Step1Pour the cherry syrup/plain water into a small saucepan.
Step2Add the sugar to it and bring it to a boil.
Step3Add the vanilla essence to the syrup and keep it aside. (Traditionally a tbsp of rum is added to the sugar syrup.)

For the Frosting

Step1Beat the whipping cream with enough sugar and vanilla essence until a nice fluffy frosting is ready.(You can also use frozen whipped cream.)

Final Cake Assembling

Step1Cut the top of the cake to make it flat before applying the frosting.
Step2Cut the cake laterally into 3 equal circles.
Step3Take all the 3 pieces and pierce it with a fork at random places, this will help the syrup to penetrate into the cake.
Step4Add few spoonfuls of the syrup on each cake piece and let the cake absorb it. (This step is very very important to make the cake moist and delicious).
Step5Take a cake stand or serving dish and place one piece of cake.
Step6Apply a generous amount of frosting and top it with chopped cherries, chocolate shavings, and chocolate rice.
Step7Place the second piece of cake on top and apply the frosting and toppings.
Step8Top it with the 3rd slice of cake.
Step9Apple the remaining frosting on top of the cake and on all the sides.
Step10Sprinkle chocolate shavings (grated chocolate bar) and chocolate rice on top and all around the cake.
Step11Top the cake with cherries.
Step12Yummy black forest cake is ready.