baking · vegetarian
Black Forest cake
Layers of chocolate sponge soaked in cherry syrup with whipped cream, cherries and chocolate shavings.
- Time
- 150min
- Steps
- 5
Ingredients
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Allergens
Contains milk, egg and wheat.
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Method
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1
Whisk dry cake ingredients, then beat in eggs, buttermilk and oil, then hot coffee. Bake in two 23 cm pans at 180°C (350°F) for 30–35 minutes; cool and split each in half.
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2
Drain cherries, saving syrup; mix 120 ml syrup with kirsch.
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3
Whip cream with powdered sugar and vanilla to firm peaks.
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4
Brush each layer with syrup, then spread with cream and scatter cherries; stack four layers.
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5
Frost with remaining cream, cover sides with chocolate shavings and top with cherries.
