Ultimate Black Forest Cake recipe

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Ingredients

2 cups white sugar, divided
1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup cocoa powder
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup shortening
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups buttermilk
½ cup cherry liqueur, divided
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons cherry liqueur
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 pinch salt
1 (16 ounce) can pitted sour cherries, drained

Nutrition Info

693.7 calories
carbohydrate: 105 g
cholesterol: 89.1 mg
fat: 27.3 g
fiber: 4.9 g
protein: 9 g
saturatedFat: 11.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 630.6 mg
sugar: 77.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line two 8-inch round pans with parchment paper.

  2. Sift 1 1/2 cups of the white sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Beat shortening and remaining 1/2 cup white sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat 1 egg at a time into the shortening mixture, add vanilla extract with last egg. Add portions of flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating after each addition to form a smooth batter. Pour batter into prepared baking pans.

  3. Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

  4. Remove parchment from cake bottoms. Cut each layer in half horizontally, making 4 layers total. Pour 2 tablespoons cherry liqueur over each cake half.

  5. Beat cream in a chilled glass or metal bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Beat in 2 tablespoons cherry liqueur and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat in confectioners' sugar and salt until cream filling is smooth and stiff.

  6. Spread 1 cake layer with 1/4 of the cream filling, top with 1/3 cherries. Repeat with 2 additional layers. Place 4th layer on top, frost top and sides of cake with remaining cream filling.

Recipe Yield

1 8-inch round layer cake

Recipe Note

Very delicious and easy to make. Garnish with chocolate curls made by using a cheese grater on semisweet chocolate.

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