Classic Black Forest Cake
Classic Black Forest Cake Recipe1
Ingredients:
5.6 oz/160g Butter
5.3 oz/150g Sugar
120 mL Milk
1.8 oz/50g Cacao Powder
1.8/50g Dark Chocolate
5 Large Egg Yolks Room Temperature
5 Large Egg Whites Room Temperature
4.2 oz/120g Sugar
6.2 oz/175g Sifted Flour
0.2 oz/5g Baking Powder
250 mL Heavy Cream
Whole Cherry Filling
Syrup:
250 mL Water
2.9 oz/80g Sugar
1/2 Tsp Lemon Juice
1 Tsp Cherry flavor
Method
Notes
Steps:
Bring water and sugar to a boil
2-once boiling, add the lemon juice.
3-Allow it to cool down to room temperature before adding the cherry flavor.
Steps:
1-Place over medium heat and melt together butter,sugar, milk and cacao powder until all ingredients are well combined.
3-Remove from heat and mix for a few seconds, then add the chocolate, stirring until melted and cooled.Then add the egg yolks
4-Whisk the egg whites and add the sugar while whisking.
5-Whisk until soft peaks form
6-Add the chocolate in batches,mix,then add the flour and baking powder, gently folding them in .
7-Add the flour and the baking powder and gently fold
8-Divide the chocolate mixture between two rings/pans, filling one with 1/3 and the second ring/pan with 2/3 of the mixture 6.3”/16cm Diameter
9-Bake both mixture at 355°F/180°C; the 1/3 mixture for 20 minutes and the 2/3 mixture for an additional 15 minutes (Baking temperature may vary depending on the oven)
10-Slice the 2/3 cake into two pieces and place the 1/3 cake at the bottom of the ring/pan.
11-Whip Heavy Cream
12-Pour syrup to soak the cake, pipe two circles of whipped cream,and fill the space in between with cherry filling
13-Add the second layer , repeat the previous steps, and then add the third layer.
14-Cover it with whipped cream
15-Decorate with shaved dark chocolate
Enjoy!