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Black Forest Cake

Black Forest cake is the English name for the German dessert Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte. It is a delicious cake with cherries , cream and choclate.
Course Dessert
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 chocolate cake recipe
  • whipped cream
  • Cherry sauce
  • Cherries
  • Grated chocolate

Cherry sauce

  • Tinned Cherry
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp corn flour

Instructions

Cherry sauce

  • Remove the pits from cherries and strain the juice from the tin .
  • Reserve about 1/4 cup and place the rest of the juice in a thick bottomed pan .
  • Add half the pitted cherries .
  • Add sugar.
  • Dissolve the corn flour in a bowl , you could use the juice of cherries .
  • Gradually add this conflour mixture to the cherry mix .
  • Stir continuously till the mixture turns thick and translucent.
  • Remove from fire .
  • Let it come to room temperature before using .

Assembling the Cake

  • Divide the cake into two .
  • Using a spoon or a spray bottle sprinkle the reserved cherry syrup on both sides of the cake .
  • Apply a layer of whipped cream .
  • Spread the cherry sauce.
  • Cover the cake with the second half .
  • Apply whipped cream on the top and decorate with grated chocolate and cherries .

Notes

 
 
This is part of the Bake-a-thon 2017
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