Black Forest Cake II recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt ½ cup shortening 1 ½ cups white sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 ½ cups buttermilk ½ cup kirschwasser ½ cup butter 3 ½ cups confectioners' sugar 1 pinch salt 1 teaspoon strong brewed coffee 2 (14 ounce) cans pitted Bing cherries, drained 2 cups heavy whipping cream ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon kirschwasser 1 (1 ounce) square semisweet chocolate
Nutrition Info
- 692.6 caloriescarbohydrate: 88.8 gcholesterol: 106.9 mgfat: 33.6 gfiber: 3.2 gprotein: 6.4 gsaturatedFat: 17.4 gservingSize: -sodium: 468.3 mgsugar: 70.2 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Black Forest Cake II
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line the bottoms of two 8 inch round pans with parchment paper circles. Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda and 1 teaspoon salt. Set aside.
Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Beat in flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk, until combined. Pour into 2 round 8 inch pans.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool completely. Remove paper from the cakes. Cut each layer in half, horizontally, making 4 layers total. Sprinkle layers with the 1/2 cup kirshwasser.
In a medium bowl, cream the butter until light and fluffy. Add confectioners sugar, pinch of salt, and coffee, beat until smooth. If the consistency is too thick, add a couple teaspoons of cherry juice or milk. Spread first layer of cake with 1/3 of the filling. Top with 1/3 of the cherries. Repeat with the remaining layers.
In a separate bowl, whip the cream to stiff peaks. Beat in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1 tablespoon kirshwasser. Frost top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with chocolate curls made by using a potato peeler on semisweet baking chocolate.