Authentic Black Forest Cake From Scratch

Authentic black forest cake schwarzwald kirsch kuchen recipe by bk geegee.

Authentic black forest cake from scratch.

Spread 3 4 cup filling to within 1 in. Grease two 9 cake round cake pans. Prepare the shortcrust pastry. Place one cake layer on a serving plate.

To make the cake. This cake isn t meant to be very sweet but is rather a dessert for adults with deep rich flavours and enough alcohol to make your head spin. Directions for black forest cake recipe. Preheat the oven to 350 f.

Being born in germany this cake was always one of my favorite desserts it is served at every special family occasion and always a hit. Top with 1 1 2 cups whipped cream. The cake baked up beautifully the cherries were perfect and the whole thing just came together wonderfully. In a small bowl stir together cornstarch and 4 tbsp of canned sour cherry water to combine.

Spoon remaining filling onto top of cake. Place drained sour cherries into a medium sized bowl. Combine the cocoa flour sugar buttermilk powder cake enhancer baking powder baking soda and salt. If you cannot get fresh cherries you can use canned bing cherries but please do not use cherry pie filling because it will take.

The best black forest cake recipe i ve tried and i ve tried a lot. Stir constantly pour in the cherry cornstarch mixture and cook for 1 2 minutes. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining whipped cream reserving some to pipe decorations if desired. Before you start please check this page for flour facts and gram to cup conversion.

Top with remaining cake layer. The only change i made and i heartily recommend it is that i made a syrup out of 1 2 cup reserved cherry juice 1 2 cup sugar and 1 4 cup kirsch cherry liqueur. Black forest cake is a traditional german dessert made with chocolate sponge cake layers filled with whipped cream and cherries. There are so many variations on a black forest cake but they really miss the mark.

Knead the dough either with your hands or with a hand mixer kneading hook. This delicious cake recipe is completely made from scratch and perfect for special occasions. In a separate bowl whisk together the water oil and vanilla. Nearly authentic black forest cake.

In a heavy bottomed saucepan bring 1 4 cup canned sour cherry water kirsch and sugar over medium heat to a simmer. This nearly authentic black forest cake gives you all the traditional flavors with some of the shortcuts we busy people need. Being czech i am all about all things bavarian chocolatey rich and decadent. Gradually beat the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.

Preheat the oven and grease a 28 cm 11 in springform pan.