Blackforest Cake



Blackforest Cake


Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 tbs vinegar
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup strong instant coffee
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Directions


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F .Mix milk and vinegar and keep aside. Sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt.In a large bowl, whisk together the egg,oil, coffee and vanilla. Stir in the sour milk. Beat in the flour mixture until incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pan and  bake  for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let it cool. then cut the cake in half ,horizontally and poke some holes with tooth pick on the first layer. Sprinkle sugar syrup. Spread the layer with whipped cream and top with fresh cherries. Place the second layer and repeat the same.Frost the entire sides with whipped cream and sprinkle chocolate curls and decorate with cherries.


For the Syrup
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup kirsch( cherry liqueur or brandy)


To Make The Syrup
In a sauce pan combine sugar and water, and simmer until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in kirsch, let it cool.


whipped Cream recipe


  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tbs powdered sugar
To make the Whipped  Cream Topping


In a large mixing bowl beat the cream,vanilla and sugar until stiff peaks form. (Before u start, keep the bowl and beaters in refrigerator for 30 minutes)

Comments

  1. Yum! You're so good at decorating these cakes that I can't take my eyes from them. Happy V Day!

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  2. Dear Vrinda you can also send this to A.W.E.D GERMAN, since black forest cake is very traditional german cake.

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  3. First time here!! You have a gorgeous space!!!
    Cake looks so cute and Yumm!!
    Keep rocking!!

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  4. cake looks so delicious ..nice entry for the event

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  5. I love the heart shape, beautiful cake!

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  6. Wow, that cake is just gorgeous! Way to go!

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  7. The cake is too good to eat, Vrinda!I know I stay close by to your place...May be I could make good use of that!!?

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  8. Da I love black forest cake so much that any function at home, everyone at home will order this. he he! yours look awesome :-)

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  9. woo this looks soo good and perfect...its soo tempting yaar.

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  10. Omg, that is THE most perfect black forest chocolate cake I have ever seen!! Even each chocolate flake looks perfectly positioned. I would love to have a huge slice!

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  11. Better than the black forest cake I have seen in Germany. No kidding...love your decoration.

    Angie's Recipes

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  12. Black forest looks simply superb...There is something for you waiting in our blog..Please come and pick up..

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  13. Beautiful heart cake black forest is one of my favourites.

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  14. This cake is so tempting..Cant keep my eyes off.

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  15. Delicious...........must try your version.

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