Black Forest Cake
Classic German-inspired Black Forest Cake with rich chocolate layers, cherries, and whipped cream – simple and foolproof.
Print Pin Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 380kcal
Cost: $15–$20
Equipment
- 2 9-inch round cake pans Greased
- 1 Electric mixer Hand or stand mixer
- 2–3 Large mixing bowls For wet and dry ingredients
- 1 set Measuring cups/spoons Standard
- 1–2 Wire cooling racks For cooling cake layers
- 1 Offset spatula For spreading cream
- 1 Saucepan For cherry filling
Ingredients
- 100 g dark chocolate melted
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour sifted
- ½ cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1 ½ cups sugar granulated
- 4 eggs room temperature
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract pure
- 2 cups heavy cream cold
- 2 cups fresh cherries pitted
- ¼ cup kirsch liqueur optional
- ½ cup powdered sugar for whipped cream
- ½ cup dark chocolate shavings for garnish
- 8–10 maraschino cherries garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven, grease pans
- Mix dry ingredients
- Mix wet ingredients
- Combine wet and dry ingredients, bake 25–30 minutes
- Make cherry filling with juice, sugar, cornstarch, kirsch
- Whip cream with sugar
- Brush cake layers with kirsch syrup
- Layer cake with cream and cherries
- Cover with cream, garnish with shavings and cherries
- Chill 2 hours before serving
Notes
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Nutrition
Serving: 100g | Calories: 380kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 80mg | Sodium: 110mg | Potassium: 280mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 600IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 3mg