Black Forest Cake (Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte)
Black Forest Cake (Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte)

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Save Time and Do Groceries Online Now. Free UK Delivery on Eligible Orders! Black Forest cherry cake is a popular German dessert consisting of chocolate sponges that are coated in whipped cream and dotted with kirschwasser-infused cherries. Some varieties use the kirschwasser brandy to soak the chocolate layers or to lightly flavor the whipped cream.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook black forest cake (schwarzwälder kirschtorte) using 19 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Black Forest Cake (Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte):
  1. Take A. Cherries
  2. Get jar of Morello Cherries in syrup
  3. Make ready Kirsch or Cherry Brandy
  4. Get granulated white sugar
  5. Prepare B. Cake
  6. Make ready egg yolks
  7. Make ready chocolate couverture 55%, melted
  8. Make ready cocoa powder
  9. Take hot water
  10. Make ready oil
  11. Prepare vanilla
  12. Get salt
  13. Take flour
  14. Make ready egg white
  15. Prepare sugar (divided)
  16. Take Whipped Cream Frosting
  17. Get heavy whipping cream (double cream) (35% butterfat)
  18. Get pure vanilla extract
  19. Prepare granulated white sugar

Germany: Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (Black Forest Cherry Cake) Schwarzwälder kirschtorte is named for the Schwarzwald or Black Forest region in southeastern Germany, so it's often known outside the German-speaking countries as "Black Forest Cherry Cake" or "Black Forest Gateau". Although intuitively that seem what inspired the cake name, it is not so. Instead of the mountain range the cakes's name stems from Kirsh, a specialty liquor from that region. Kirsh is obtained by distilling tart cherries.

Instructions to make Black Forest Cake (Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte):
  1. Cherries: Drain the cherries, reserving the liquid. Place the cherries in a bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons Kirsch. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set aside. Place 1 cup (240 ml) of the reserved cherry syrup in a small saucepan, along with the sugar, and heat until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat, add 2 tablespoons Kirsch, and let cool.
  2. For the cake: Preheat oven to 150oC. Butter, or spray with a non stick spray, a 16cm round cake pan and line the bottom of pan with parchment or wax paper.
  3. Mix cocoa powder with hot water and oil, add to melted chocolate. mix well. add in vanilla and salt.
  4. Whisk egg yolk and a third of sugar until pale, add in chocolate mixture. mix well. then fold in flour.
  5. Whisk egg white and rest of sugar until stiff.
  6. Fold in meringue into egg yolk mixture.
  7. Pour into prepared pan
  8. Bake at 150oC for 50-60mins or until done. (A little crack due to my oven temperature) 🤓
  9. Whipped Cream Frosting: In your mixing bowl place the whipping cream, vanilla extract, and sugar and stir to combine. Cover and chill the bowl and wire whisk in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, then beat the mixture just until stiff peaks form.
  10. Assemble Cake: Using a sharp knife, cut the genoise, horizontally, into two layers. Turn over the top layer of the cake (top of cake becomes bottom) and place on your serving plate. Brush the cake layer with 1/4 cup (60 ml) cherry syrup. Take about 200ml whipped cream and spread on the moistened genoise. Place the cherries evenly over the cream. Brush the cut-side of second genoise layer with 1/4 cup (60 ml) syrup. Place cut-side down on top of the cherries, gently pressing to compact.
  11. Reserve 250ml whipped cream and spread the remaining cream over top and sides of cake.
  12. Decorate with fresh cherries, shaved chocolate and chocolate curls.
  13. Ta daaa…

Instead of the mountain range the cakes's name stems from Kirsh, a specialty liquor from that region. Kirsh is obtained by distilling tart cherries. Black Forest Cake (Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte) Adapted from Great Cakes, by Carole Walter. Equipment. small bowl. stand mixer with wire whisk. When I told Thanh that I'd bake him any cake he wanted as his birthday present, I thought I was taking the easy way out.

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