Black Forest Cake Recipe

Time and servings

Prep time	30 min
Cook time	2 hr
Total time	2 hr 30 min
Serves	0 large cake

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Ingredients

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for chocolate cake: ( double the ingredients to prepare 2 cakes for 4 layer black forest cake)

• 1 cup powdered sugar / icing sugar
• ¾ cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract / vanilla essence
• 1¼ - 1½ cup buttermilk or 1½ cup warm milk + 1 tsp vinegar
• 1½ cups maida / plain flour / all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• pinch of salt

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for cherry syrup:

• ¼ cup cherry
• ½ cup water
• 1 tbsp sugar

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for frosting:

• 2 cups thickened cream (35% milk fat)
• ¼ cup powdered sugar / icing sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract / vanilla essence

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for cake decoration:

• 1 bar dark chocolate (for curls)
• 9 cherry

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Instructions

1. firstly, in a take powdered sugar and butter. beat till the mixture turns smooth and fluffy.
2. further add vanilla extract and buttermilk. combine well.
3. now sieve maida, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and pinch of salt.
4. then cut and fold gently till the smooth dropping consistency batter formed.
5. bake the cake at 180 degree celsius for 30 minutes.
6. finally, cool down the cake completely and cut into 2 equal half.
7. now place 1st layer and top with cherry syrup, frosting and cherries.
8. repeat for 2, 3 and 4th layer.
9. start spreading frosting over the sides of cake carefully.
10. place chocolate curls in the centre and stick on sides.
11. furthermore, decorate cake and place cherries in the centre.
12. finally, black forest cake is ready to cut and serve.

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Cherry syrup preparation recipe

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Cake frosting recipe

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Chocolate cake preparation recipe (baked cake twice – for 4 layer black forest cake)

1. firstly, in a large mixing bowl take 1 cup powdered sugar and ¾ cup unsalted butter. you can also use salted butter, make sure to skip salt later.
2. with the hand blender or whisk beat in one direction till the mixture turns smooth and fluffy.
3. and also the mixture turns from yellow to whitish.
4. further add vanilla extract and buttermilk. (instead of buttermilk add 1½ cup warm milk + 1 tsp vinegar)
5. give a pulse and combine well.
6. now sieve, 1½ cups maida, ¼ cup cocoa powder, 1 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp baking soda and pinch of salt.
7. then cut and fold gently without disturbing the air bubbles.
8. also add more buttermilk as required.
9. make sure the batter is of smooth dropping consistency.
10. meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180°c for 10 minutes and transfer the cake batter to a cake mould (dia: 7 inch, height: 4 inch). make sure to line a butter paper at the bottom and sides of tray to prevent from sticking.

11. and also tap twice to level up uniformly and remove any air bubbles if present.

12. bake the cake at 180 degree celsius or 356 degree fahrenheit for 30 to 35 minutes. to bake in microwave or cooker check out the notes section below.

13. to check the cake has baked completely, always insert a toothpick at the centre and see if it comes out clean. else bake for 5 more minutes.
14. finally, cool down the cake completely. also transfer the cake to cooling rack to cool faster.

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Assembling black forest cake

1. firstly, cut the cake in centre dividing into 2 equal half. i have baked 2 cakes, resulting in 4 layers.
2. now place 1st layer on the turning table.
3. pour in 2 tsp of prepared cherry syrup to make cake more moist.
4. furthermore, spread the generous amount of prepared frosting.
5. now place another layer of cake and pour more cherry syrup.
6. also spread frosting and place few chopped cherries in the centre.
7. again repeat the same process for 3rd and 4th layer.
8. start spreading frosting over the sides of cake carefully.
9. then with the help of offset spatula or a knife, spread the prepared frosting evenly.
10. spin it around as you frost for an even coating. finally give a final touch making sure there are no crumbs showing through the icing.
11. now peel the chocolate to form chocolate curls. place in the centre.

12. also stick few more chocolate curls on the sides of the cake.

13. furthermore, with the help of piping bag, decorate cake and place cherries in the centre.

14. finally, black forest cake is ready to cut and serve. refrigerate and can be consumed for atleast 3-4 days.

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Video

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Notes

• firstly, frost the cake only after its cooled completely, else the frosting will melt.
• furthermore, use oil instead of butter if you are preserving the cake and eating later. as butter hardens once refrigerated whereas oil doesn’t and keeps cake more moist.
• also to bake in microwave convection mode pre heat and bake at 180 degrees for 30 minutes. and to bake in cooker check out how to bake in cooker.
• additionally, black forest cake can be done with just 2 layers.
• finally, use high quality cocoa powder for great result in eggless black forest cake recipe