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.
Prep Time 20 minutes minutes Cook Time 5 minutes minutes Total Time 25 minutes minutes
- 1 chocolate cake recipe
- whipped cream
- Cherry sauce
- Cherries
- Grated chocolate
Cherry sauce
- Tinned Cherry
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp corn flour
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 .