Typically, Black Forest cake consists of several layers of chocolate cake, with whipped cream and cherries between each layer. Then the cake is decorated with additional whipped cream, maraschino cherries, and chocolate shavings. In some European traditions sour cherries are used both between the layers and for decorating the top. Traditionally, Kirschwasser is added to the cake, although other liquors are also used (rum is common in Austrian recipes). In the USA Black Forest cake is most often prepared without alcohol.
After the succeessful completion of my cake decorating course. I always wanted to try out my favorite cake which is a "Black Forest Cake". Finally one day i said "Let's Do it"....after doing a good research on the internet i finally wrote down my recipe for a black froest n ever since that has become my very suceessful recipe...Everyone in my house n friends started likeing it a lot ...
So whatever the occassion might be ever since i learnt it ....its the first thing on the table to celebrate the day.I had made several of them be it a round ,oval ,square or a heart shaped cake.I make use of the common ingredients that are available in the bakeing section of the grocery store.It's time taking but it's well worth the wait.
So r u ready....for the mouth watering recipe
Ingredients:- In a large deep bowl add the water ,oil and eggs and blend with the hand blender until its frothy.Next add the chocolate cake mix in batch wise and keep blending until smooth and keep aside
- Take the bakeing pan and spray it with the baking spray(alternatively u can just rub it with butter and sprinkle it with some all purpose flour.
- Preheat the oven to 350*F
- Pour half of the cake mix into the pan till the pan is half full ,just even out the mix on top by just tapping the pan on the countertop,this will release the air bubbles from it.
- Put it in the oven for 30-35 mins,Remember do not open the oven in between to see how the cake look as this will result in the rising cake to collapse.Instead just on the oven light n see through the oven glass door.
- Once done after 30 mins insert a toothpick in the center n remove it should come out clean,that means the cake is done.
- Remove the pan from the oven and let it rest for 3o mins at room temperature.Then remove the cake from the pan it should be able to come out of it easily without breaking.
- Follow the above method again for baking a second cake with the remaining cake mix.Alternatively if u have 2 cake pans of the same size u can bake both the cakes at once.
- Once both the cakes are done leave it to cool in room temperature for 3-4hrs .Then just level out the cakes by cutting the bulging tops http://www.wilton.com/cakes/making-cakes/leveling-cakes.cfm
- Next we have to divide one of the cake into two parts,http://www.wilton.com/cakes/making-cakes/torting-cakes.cfm this means u will have 3 cakes now
Prepare the soaking syrup
Take a bowl,put a seive on top of it.Open the cherry pie filling can n empty it onto the seive U have to seperate the cherrys from the syrup which is thick.Once u do this remove 10 cherries for garnish,then smash the remaining cherries.Now take the thick syrup add 3 Tbsp sugar pwd, rum or cherry liquor add water until the syrup is like a juice consistency.Keep aside
Prepare the filling n icing
Icing:--(if ur useing the cool whip box u can avoid this icing step because its already whipped,but i personally feel that fresh whipped cream is more tasty).Pour the whipping cream into a deep bowl it looks like thick milk consistency,add vanilla essence an blend it with the electric hand blender.It starts becoming more thick,now add the 3tbsp of pwd sugar and continue to blend until its thick which means it should be able to hold its shape when a peak is formed.
Filling:--Now take some whipping cream that is whipped and then add the mashed cherries to it and mix
Chocolate Shavings
Take the chocolate bar and a vegetable peeler.Now hold the chocolate in one hand and the peeler in the other hand n start peeling the chocolate.U will notice small chocolate curl like things coming ,finish the whole bar like this n keep the chocolate shavings in the fridge.While doing this tha chocolate might be melting n sticking to ur skin ,if so then put the chocolate in the fridge n wash ur hands,after sometime start doing it again.
Assembling the whole cake:
- Place one cake on the cake board or plate,then sprinkle a couple of tablespoons of syrup that we prepared on the cake, make sure whole top of the cake is wet with the syrup.Just make sure u dont add too much of syrup because the cake will fall apart.
- Next spread some of the filling on the cake it should be a thick spread.
- Put another cake on it n again sprinkle some syrup on it let it soak,then again spread the filling on it.
- Now put the 3rd cake n sprinkle it with syrup, Now here the filling is now more needed.
- Now start covering or icing the cake with the remaining plain whipped cream.Cover the whole cake with it,the cake should not be shown outside the icing.
- Now take the chocolate shavings in one hand and start pressing lightly towards the icing,dont mind if some of the shavings fall down..
- Continue to repeat the procedure until u cover the whole cake with chocolate shavings as shown in the photos above
- Now put some cherries on the cake for garnish.
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