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german black forest cake recipe video

German Black Forest Cake | Video

Rich chocolate cake filled with sweet cherry syrup, and coated with decadent whipped cream frosting and chocolate shavings. A dash of kirsch adds the authentic touch to this cake.
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Course: Cakes and Muffins
Cuisine: German
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Author :Nish Kitchen
Servings 12 slices

Ingredients

Chocolate cake:

  • Recipe link just below this recipe

Cherry syrup:

  • 500 g fresh pitted cherries or canned sour cherries with juice
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 tablespoon cornflour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 3 tablespoon kirsch

Chocolate shaving:

  • 300 g cooking chocolate milk or dark

Frosting:

  • 600 ml heavy or whipping cream
  • ⅓ cup powdered sugar icing sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1 tablespoon kirsch

To assemble cake:

  • 12 whole fresh cherries or canned maraschino cherries

Instructions

Chocolate cake:

  • Follow the recipe instructions to make the cake. Recipe link just below this recipe.

Cherry syrup:

  • Place cherries, white sugar, and cornflour in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Simmer for 6-8 minutes or until cherries soften and syrup thickens. Stir in vanilla extract (or kirsch if you are using). Remove from heat. Leave to cool.

Chocolate shavings:

  • Place chocolate in a microwave safe bowl. Melt. Spread chocolate on a cookie sheet or chopping board as thin as possible. Refrigerate for few minutes. Scrape with a sharp knife to make chocolate barks. Store in refrigerator until ready to use.

Frosting:

  • Using an electric mixer, beat together cream, sugar and vanilla extract (or kirsch) until thick and fluffy. Store in refrigerator until ready to use.

Assemble black forest cake:

  • Place one layer of cake on a serving plate. Top with whipped cream and cherry syrup. Repeat layering, finishing with a layer of cake. Cover the cake with frosting. Pipe roses around the edges of the cake. Place chocolate shavings on the sides of the cake. Pour in the cherry syrup in the middle of the cake. Decorate with whole pitted fresh cherries.

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Notes

- I made this cake with fresh cherries when they were in season. Substitute with canned sour cherries when fresh ones are not available
- If using kirsch, reduce the amount of sugar in cherry syrup to ½ cup
- Omit kirsch for kids cakes

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 330kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 47mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 42g