Holly's Black Forest Cake

Name: Holly's Black Forest Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: German, European
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 79 milliliters butter; 1 liters sifted confectioners sugar; 1 Tbsp cornstarch; 2 eggs; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 59 milliliters milk; 6 teaspoons orange liqueur; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters shortening; 468 grams pitted dark sweet cherries, drained with juice reserved; 85 grams unsweetened chocolate, melted; 118 milliliters unsweetened cocoa powder; 3 teaspoons vanilla extract; 315 milliliters water; 414 milliliters white sugar

Holly's Black Forest Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 8 servings with 869 calories, 8g of protein, and 29g of fat each. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. If you have sugar, confectioners' sugar, vanillan extract, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for valentin day. 11 person found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2- 8 or 9 inch round cake pans.

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All Purpose Flour

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Oven

In a medium sized bowl combine flour, white sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

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Baking Soda

Granulated Sugar

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Bowl

Add water, shortening, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer on low to medium speed until combined. Then beat on high speed for 2 minutes.

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Shortening

Vanilla

Water

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Hand Mixer

Add eggs and melted chocolate and beat 2 minutes more.

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Chocolate

Egg

Pour batter into prepared pans.

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool cakes on a wire rack for 10 minutes.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Remove cakes from pans and let cool thoroughly on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

To Make Frosting: Beat butter until fluffy. Gradually add 2 cups of confectioner's sugar and the cocoa. Beat well than add the milk, and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract. Beat in the remaining confectioner's sugar and any additional milk as needed for spreadability.

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Vanilla Extract

Frosting

Butter

Cocoa Powder

Sugar

Milk

Drain cherries reserving 2/3 cup of the liquid. In a medium sauce pan combine reserved liquid and cornstarch, add fruit. Cook over medium heat and stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for more 2 minutes and then stir in the orange or cherry liqueur.

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Corn Starch

Cherries

Liqueur

Orange

Fruit

Sauce

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Remove from heat cover and cool without stirring.

Arrange one cake layer on a serving dish and spread the cooled cherry filling over the top (reserve some cherries for a garnish for top of cake).

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Cherries

Spread

Place second layer on top filling and frost sides and top of cake with frosting.

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Frosting

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Servings:

1teaspoon

baking powder 1teaspoons

baking soda 79milliliters

butter 1liters

sifted confectioners' sugar 1Tbsp

cornstarch 2

eggs 473milliliters

all-purpose flour 59milliliters

milk 6teaspoons

orange liqueur 0teaspoons

salt 118milliliters

shortening 468grams

pitted dark sweet cherries, drained with juice reserved 85grams

unsweetened chocolate, melted 118milliliters

unsweetened cocoa powder 3teaspoons

vanilla extract 315milliliters

water 414milliliters

white sugar

Recommended wine: Dornfelder, Riesling

Dornfelder and Riesling are my top picks for German. Beer might seem like the natural pick for German food, but German riesling pairs wonderfully with seafood and schnitzel, while a German red like Dornfelder goes well with beef and game meat. The Heinz Eifel Shine Dornfelder Sweet Red with a 3.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 12 dollars per bottle.