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Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (Black Forest Cherry Cake)

Name: Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (Black Forest Cherry Cake)
Prep time: 150 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 185 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Germany
Ingredients: all-purpose flour 180 g; cocoa powder 50 g; sugar 180 g; eggs 4 pieces; butter, melted 80 g; baking powder 6 g; vanilla extract 5 ml; sour cherries, pitted 500 g; cherry brandy 80 ml; heavy cream 500 ml; powdered sugar 60 g; dark chocolate shavings 50 g

Chocolate sponge layers soaked in cherry brandy, filled with whipped cream and cherries.

185 minutes · 10 servings · Moderate

The Black Forest cake borrows both its name and its cherries soaked in Kirschwasser, a cherry brandy brushed into the sponge so the cake stays damp for days. Kirschtorte was sold as a speciality cake long before it became a restaurant standard, and the whipped cream between the layers is not optional. Storing it too long dulls the cherries right through.

Ingredients

all-purpose flour180 g
cocoa powder50 g
sugar180 g
eggs4 pieces
butter, melted80 g
baking powder6 g
vanilla extract5 ml
sour cherries, pitted500 g
cherry brandy80 ml
heavy cream500 ml
powdered sugar60 g
dark chocolate shavings50 g

Directions

1
Whisk eggs and sugar 5 minutes until pale; fold in flour, cocoa, baking powder, vanilla and butter; bake 25 minutes.
2
Soak cherries in kirsch 10 minutes; drain, reserve liquid.
3
Whip cream with powdered sugar 4 minutes to stiff peaks.
4
Slice sponge in 3 layers; brush with kirsch; spread cherries and cream; stack.
5
Cover with cream; coat sides with chocolate shavings; chill 2 hours.

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