Easy Black Forest Cake
Dec 07, 2024 12:19 PM
Easy Black Forest Cake covered in whipped cream and decorated with fresh cherries. This moist chocolate cake is filled with a simple cherry syrup. It’s a beautiful layer cake, perfect for Christmas, birthdays and celebrations!
Let’s talk homemade Black Forest Cake. Chocolate cake, cherries and whipped cream all combine to make one heavenly dessert.
If you love chocolate cake and can eat whipped cream with a spoon, you’ll fall madly in love with this gorgeous layer cake.
It’s surprisingly easy to make and will wow a hungry crowd.
Ingredients:
Chocolate cake
- 315 grams (2 and 1/4 cups) plain flour or all purpose flour, sifted
- 80 grams (1 cup) cocoa powder, sifted
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 250 grams (1 and 1/4 cups) caster sugar or granulated sugar
- 90 grams (1/2 cup) brown sugar
- 240 ml (1 cup) buttermilk
- 180 ml (3/4 cup) grapeseed oil or vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon full fat sour cream
- 240 ml (1 cup) hot water
Cherry syrup
- 500 grams Morello cherries, in syrup
- 50 grams (1/4 cup) caster sugar or granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornflour or corn starch
- 30 ml (2 tablespoons) kirsch or cherry liqueur, if using
Cream
- 600 ml (2 and 1/2 cups) thickened or heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 30 grams (2 tablespoons) good quality dark chocolate, grated
- Fresh cherries, to decorate
Prep Time:
60 minutes
Cook Time:
30 minutes
Total Time:
90 minutes
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