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Best Black Forest Cake | With Cherries and whipped cream

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This Easy and Best Black Forest Cake is super moist with the goodness of cherries and whipped cream. Moreover, the Chocolate cake recipe is a keeper.

easy black forest cake recipe

Is this the look of this beauty or is it the moist chocolate cake sandwiched between the whipped cream that makes this irresistible? Well, I don’t know. But, one thing I know for sure is everyone seems to love it. Maybe it is the cherries, the cake brushed and almost soak in juice or kirsch and the chocolate shavings as a whole which makes this drool-worthy.

Growing up in India, Black Forest cake was a big hit. I remember Monginis introduced this in every city. My craving for black forest started after coming to the US. This cake was found in only a few bakeries and that too just after placing special orders. But the taste was not comparable at all. So my search started with a good moist chocolate cake and ended with this recipe.
The black forest cupcakes are equally delicious.

black forest cake recipe

Few of us know that Monginis Cakes store was started in Mumbai, as a catering service in the 20th century, by two Italian brothers of the Monginis family. This service was very popular with the European residents of that time. In 1971 this Catering was bought by the Khorakiwala family and became Mongini’s Foods Limited. It then made history. The company has locations in Egypt besides India.

best black forest cake

Use Hershey’s special dark cocoa to achieve this black color.

easy black forest cake

The cake is super moist and the frosting very light.

Best Black Forest Cake
Chocolate shavings and cherries are a signature decoration of black forest cake. For the beautiful chocolate shavings on the sides, I used a vegetable grater. For the ones on the top, I used a melon baller on a bar of chocolate.

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I used the sour cherries/the purple ones in syrup for the filling since I don’t like the taste of maraschino cherries but maraschino cherries/the red ones look very appealing as toppings.

If you are looking for another awesome goodness, then try the Red Velvet Cake.

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Black Forest Cake
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
 
Ingredients
  • 1-3/4 210g cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup 75g dark Cocoa powder (like hersheys special dark)
  • 2 cups 400g sugar
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup 8oz (240ml) boiling water
FOR FROSTING AND DECORATIONS
  • 13 maraschino cherries This can be used for filling if you like the taste
  • 1, 15 oz 425 grams can of dark cherries in sweet syrup.(For filling)
  • 2 and 1/2 cups 600ml ice cold heavy whipping cream
  • 5 tablespoon powdered or icing sugar
  • 8 oz 160 grams dark chocolate bar
  • 1/3 cup 80ml kirsch, brandy or rum (optional)
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 350 Degrees Fahrenheit /175 Degrees Celsius. Grease, line and flour two 8-inch round baking pans.
  2. Whisk together flour + cocoa + sugar + baking powder + baking soda and salt in large bowl. To that, add eggs + milk + oil + vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Add the boiling water to the batter and stir well (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.
  3. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely before frosting.

FOR ICING AND DECORATIONS:
  1. Chill the attachments and bowl needed for whipping the cream for 10-15 minutes. Pour the heavy whipping cream into the bowl. Add the sugar and vanilla extract and beat until almost stiff peaks forms. (Do not over beat or else it will turn to butter and you might have to start from scratch again.).
  2. Cover the bowl with a plastic wrap and place this in the refrigerator until ready to use.
  3. Drain the cherries and reserve about 1/3 cup syrup of whichever cherries you like i.e, if you are not using alcohol.
  4. To start the icing, level the top of the cakes with a serrated knife. Place one cake on the cake plate with the leveled side up. Brush with 1/2 of the reserved syrup or alcohol.
  5. Apply a light layer of frosting. Place the cherries in a single layer leaving 1 inch from the edges of the cake empty. (else when you keep the 2nd layer, the cherries will get pushed out) Top with whipped cream.
  6. Place the 2nd layer on the top of this cake, with the cut side down. Give a gentle press. Top this with the remaining whipped cream. Create some piping design on the edges and put the maraschino cherries.
  7. Shave the bar of chocolate with a knife or grater. (I used grater for fine shavings on the sides and melon baller for big shavings on the top of the cake).
  8. Do not touch the shaved chocolate with hands as they tend to stick. Use a spoon to decorate as needed.
Recipe Notes

If baking in 9 inch pans, baking time will be between 30-35 minutes.

Frost the cake only after it cools completely. Its easier to frost the cake if it has been in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

I apply a thin coat of icing called the crumb coat to seal the crumbs and place the cake in the refrigerator before applying the final coat of icing.

Whipped cream is a very light frosting. Refrigerate the cake immediately after frosting or else the frosting will start to melt. Keep it out of the refrigerator 30 minutes before serving.

Its very important not to overbeat the whipped cream or else it will turn to butter and you might have to start from scratch again.

There are few tricks that professionals use to stabilize the whipped cream like adding corn starch or cream cheese to the heavy whipping cream. I am yet to try that.

To get a clean slice, dip a non-serrated knife in hot water, wipe it off nicely and cut the cake.

 

Cake Recipe adapted from Hershey’s

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  1. Keewah says

    January 21, 2015 at 3:42 pm

    aunty i made the cake and it was yummy

    • Teena Agnel says

      January 23, 2015 at 2:48 pm

      Thank you for letting me know dear:)….its the same cake we baked when you were here.

  2. Sree says

    July 1, 2014 at 8:32 pm

    Hello,
    The cake looks really yummy, could you please tell me how to make this cake without eggs. Thanks.

    • Teena Agnel says

      July 2, 2014 at 2:47 pm

      Sure Sree…Follow this eggless chocolate recipe for the cake: https://artofpalate.com/vegan-eggless-chocolate-cake/#.U7QZURY0xBU (Just don’t add ground nuts, Also i have added measurements for a 6 inch and 9 inch cake, so pick the one you want)

      Then follow the filling and icing instructions for the black forest cake.

      If you have any doubts please feel free to message me 🙂

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