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Black Forest Cherry Cake
Famous German cream and cherry layer cake with chocolate sponge cake and kirschwasser.
🥜 Allergies considered in this recipe:
🥚 Ei🥛 Kuhmilch🌾 Gluten
Source / link: Deutsche Küche (Schwarzwald)
Ingredients
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| 6 Stück | Eggs |
| 200 g | Sugar |
| 120 g | Flour |
| 30 g | Cocoa powder |
| 1 TL | Baking powder |
| 400 g | Cherries (jar, drained) |
| 600 ml | Cream (or plant-based whipped cream) |
| 2 Päckchen | Whipped cream stabilizer |
| 3 EL | Kirschwasser (optional) |
| 100 g | Chocolate shavings |
Preparation
- 1Separate the eggs. Beat the egg yolks with half of the sugar until frothy, beat the egg whites with the rest until stiff and fold in.
- 2Mix flour, cocoa and baking powder and fold in carefully.
- 3Bake the batter in a springform pan at 180 °C for about 25 minutes. Let cool, then cut horizontally three times.
- 4Whip the cream with the whipped cream stabilizer until stiff.
- 5Sprinkle the layers with kirschwasser (optional), and layer with cream and cherries.
- 6Spread the cake all around with cream, decorate with chocolate shavings and cherries.
- 7Chill for at least 4 hours and serve.
Notes & tips
Note: Contains egg + cow's milk (cream, butter) + gluten + possibly alcohol (kirschwasser — omit). Alternative with soy cuisine/oat cream; sponge without egg is difficult — as a cream-sauce variation.
Nutrition
estimated per serving- Calories
- 340 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Fat
- 21 g
- Carbs
- 32 g
– = ingredient not in nutrition database (estimate incomplete)