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Black Forest Cherry Cake
by @NomNomFamous German cream and cherry layer cake with chocolate sponge cake and kirschwasser.
Source / link: Deutsche Küche (Schwarzwald)
Ingredients
Makes:
1 layer cake (12 pieces)
Amounts are for the whole bake — choose ½, 1 or 2.
| 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
Step by step through the recipe
- 1 Separate 6 Stück Beat the egg yolks with half of 200 g Zucker until foamy, beat the egg whites with the rest of 200 g Zucker until stiff and fold in.
- 2 Mix 120 g Mehl, 30 g Kakaopulver and 1 TL Backpulver and fold in carefully.
- 3 Bake the batter in a springform tin at 180 °C for about 25 minutes. Let cool, then cut horizontally into three layers.
- 4 Whip 600 ml Sahne with 2 Päckchen Sahnesteif until stiff.
- 5 Drizzle the layers with 3 EL Kirschwasser (optional), layer with Sahne and 400 g Kirschen.
- 6 Spread Sahne all around the cake, decorate with 100 g Schokoladenraspeln and the remaining Kirschen.
- 7 Chill for at least 4 Stunden and serve.
Notes & tips
Note: Contains egg + cow's milk (cream, butter) + gluten + possibly alcohol (kirschwasser — omit).
Nutrition
estimated per piece- Calories
- 340 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Fat
- 21 g
- Carbs
- 32 g
– = ingredient not in nutrition database (estimate incomplete)
