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Black Forest Cherry Cake
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Black Forest Cherry Cake

Famous German cream and cherry layer cake with chocolate sponge cake and kirschwasser.

⏱️ Prep time 60 min. 🍳 Cook time 25 min. 🍽️ 12 servings 📊 Difficulty: hard ⭐ 9/10
🥜 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

  1. 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.
  2. 2Mix flour, cocoa and baking powder and fold in carefully.
  3. 3Bake the batter in a springform pan at 180 °C for about 25 minutes. Let cool, then cut horizontally three times.
  4. 4Whip the cream with the whipped cream stabilizer until stiff.
  5. 5Sprinkle the layers with kirschwasser (optional), and layer with cream and cherries.
  6. 6Spread the cake all around with cream, decorate with chocolate shavings and cherries.
  7. 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)