Black Forest Cake

Black Forest cake is in my wish list for a while & its high time preparing it now as Christmas is round the corner. Birthdays, anniversaries or celebrations are incomplete without a yummy Black forest cake🎂 Celebrations are even more delightful when its freshly baked at home. It might look complicated to prepare but it can be prepared in few minutes without much effort if you follow these simple steps. I have not added cherry syrup as I don't like that flavor. Its my version of 2 layered Black forest cake:) If you can't wait to taste this melt in mouth fresh cream layered cake just get into the recipe of this exotic delicacy.

Black Forest Cake Recipe

Ingredients

Dry ingredients:
All purpose flour/Maida - 1 cup
Unsweetened Coco powder - 1/2 cup
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
Baking powder - 1 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Sugar - 3/4 cup
Shredded dark chocolate (For topping) - 1 cup
Cherries for topping

Wet ingredients:
Milk - 1/2 cup
Eggs (large) - 2
Melted butter - 1/2 cup (1 stick)
Vanilla extract - 1 tsp

For Sugar/Cherry syrup:
Sugar - 1/4 cup
Water - 1/4 cup
Cherry syrup( if added) - 1/2 cup

For the Icing:
Heavy whipping cream - 1.5 cup
Powdered Sugar - 1/2 cup
Vanilla extract - 1/2 tsp

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F/175 C.

2. Sieve all purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, coco powder, salt & mix well.

3. In a mixing bowl add the melted butter, eggs, sugar & blend well with a whisk or an electric blender. Then add the sieved mixture of dry ingredients to the blended mixture. Add milk, vanilla extract & whisk well again.

4. Now grease the cake pan/tin with melted butter & place a parchment paper. Pour the well blended cake batter to it evenly & tap it to get rid of air bubbles.

5. Place it in the preheated oven & bake it for 30-35 mins at 350 F/175 C.

6. While the cake is baking, prepare the sugar syrup or cherry syrup for the topping. As I didn't add the cherry syrup I just prepared the sugar syrup for brushing between the layers. For that add 1/4 cup sugar & 1/4 cup water. Boil till a sticky consistency is reached.
    If you want to add cherry topping, boil 1/2 cup cherry syrup with 1/4 cup sugar till it becomes thick & sticky. Allow it to cool completely.

 7. After 30 mins of baking check if the cake is cooked well by inserting a tooth pick. If it comes without sticking then your cake is done. Take out & allow it to cool completely.

 8. While the cake is getting cooled, start preparing the cream. In a mixing bowl add the heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar & vanilla essence.

9. Whisk those well till u get soft peaks. Once you get the soft peaks as shown in the pic below stop whisking or it will start to curdle.

10. Meanwhile the cake might be cooled completely. Now slice the cake evenly into 2 halves horizontally.

11. Apply the sugar syrup/cherry syrup to the topping of the cake slices to keep the cake moist & soft. Don't apply too much or it will become soggy.

12. Now fill the piping bag with cream & apply the cream on the top of the cake slice. If you are adding cherry syrup add it on top of the cream. Then place the other cake slice on top of it. Apply the cream & spread it all around the cake evenly.

13. Sprinkle the shredded dark chocolate all over the cake cream.

14. Finally decorate it with cherries on top.

Enjoy your home made melt in mouth Black forest cake!🍰😋