Black Forest Cake

Name: Black Forest Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Germany
Ingredients: 200g dark chocolate, melted; 200g caster sugar; 6 eggs; 100g each plain flour and cocoa; 4 tbsp Kirsch; 400g tinned pitted cherries; 600ml double cream, whipped; dark chocolate shavings to decorate

Germany

Takes its name from the Black Forest region of Baden-Württemberg and its famous Kirsch cherry brandy.

Germany's most famous cake — layers of chocolate sponge soaked in Kirsch, sandwiched with cream and cherries, covered in chocolate shavings.

Authentic Germany Black Forest Cake recipe

Prep

45 mins

Cook

35 mins

Difficulty

Medium

Calories

410 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

200gdark chocolate, melted

200gcaster sugar

6eggs

100g eachplain flour and cocoa

4 tbspKirsch

400gtinned pitted cherries

600mldouble cream, whipped

dark chocolate shavingsto decorate

Method

Beat eggs and sugar until pale. Fold in flour, cocoa and chocolate.

Bake 23cm tin 180C 30-35 minutes. Cool and slice into 3 layers.

Soak each layer with Kirsch.

Sandwich with whipped cream and cherries.

Cover with cream. Decorate with cream rosettes, cherries and chocolate shavings.

Chef's Tip

The Kirsch soak is non-negotiable — without it the cake is just chocolate layer cake.

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