German Black Forest Cakes

Black forest cake is actually an English name for a southern German dessert called Schwarz alder Kirsch torte which literally means “Black Forest cherry torte”. It is also tempting to know that a black forest cake is actually several layers of chocolate cake with beaten cream and cherries between each layer.

Recipe one: BLACK FOREST PARTY CHEESECAKE

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4 oz.) pkg. German chocolate cake mix
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 c. vegetable oil
• 2 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
• 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (6 oz.) pkg. semi sweet chocolate chips, melted
• 1 tsp. almond extract
• 1/3 c. sliced almonds (optional)
• 1 (30 oz.) can cherry pie filling, drained
• 2 tbsp. kirsch or other cherry flavoured liquor

Direction

• Step 1: Make sure that the oven is preheated at 300 degrees.
• Step 2: keep around ½ cup of dry cake mix and combine the remaining with 1 egg and oil, in a large bowl. (Keep in mind that the mixture which will be formed will be crumbly.)
• Step 3: After that firmly press in greased baking dish which is 13X9 inches.
• Step 4: Then in the same bowl beat the cheese properly till it gets fluffy.
• Step 5: The next step would be to slowly mix sweetened condensed milk till it becomes smooth.
• Step 6: To this add the remaining 3 eggs, left over cake mix and melted chips and beat it for 1 minute one medium speed. Mix it all well.
• Step 7: Pour all that into the greased pan and sprinkle almonds.
• Step 8: Bake it for about 50 to 55 minutes till the centre gets firm enough and then cool it to the room temperature.
• Step 9: Ensure that it is chilling.
• Step 10: Cut it into squares to serve but before that stir kirsch into cherry pie filling and spoon it over the cheesecake.

Recipe two: ORIGINAL BLACK FOREST CAKE

Ingredients

• 2 1/8 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 (20 ounce) cans pitted sour cherries
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar

Preparation

• Step 1: Firstly heat the oven to 350 degrees F(175 degrees C) in advance.
• Step 2: Take two 9 inches round pans, grease and flour it and cover its bottom with waxed paper.
• Step 3: Mix flour, 2 cups sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
• Step 4: Add the eggs, milk, oil, and 1 tablespoon vanilla in the bowl and beat it till the time it has blended well.
• Step 5: Then pour the prepared batter into the pans which you have prepared.
• Step 6: Bake for about 35 minutes and then cool layers in pans on the wire racks for about 10 minutes.
• Step 7: Then loosen the edges and remove to racks to cool completely.
• Step 8: Reserving ½ cup juice from the cherries, drain them.
• Step 9: Mix the reserved juice, the cherries, 1 cup sugar and cornstarch in a two quart saucepan.
• Step 10: Cook it all on low heat till it becomes thick. (Remember to constantly stir it). Then add 1 teaspoon vanilla and stir it again. ( Make sure that it has cooled down before you use it.)
• Step 11: The next step would be to combine whipped cream and confectioner’s sugar in a cold bowl and beat it with the help of an electric mixture at a high speed till stiff peaks are formed.
• Step 12: Take a long serrated knife and split each cake layer horizontally into half.
• Step 13: Keep aside one layer which is in crumbs. (Keep in reserve 1 1/2 cups frosting for decorating the cake)
• Step 14: Tenderly brush the loose crumbs off the top and keep aside each cake layer with the pastry brush or your hands.
• Step 15: For assembling place one cake layer on cake plate and spread with 1 cup frosting and top with 3/4 cup cherry topping.
• Step 16: Then top with the second cake layer and repeat layers of frosting and cherry topping and top with the third cake layer.
• Step 17:  Frost the side of the cake and pat the reserved crumbs onto frosting on sides of the cake.
• Step 18: Using a spoon place the frosting into pastry bag fitted with star decorator tip.
• Step 19: Pipe around the top and bottom edges of the cake and spoon remaining cherry topping onto top of the cake.

- Shreya Arora

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