Black Forest Cake
A simple Black Forest Cake made with delicious layers of rich and fudgy chocolate cake, softly whipped cream, morello cherries, and of course, plenty of grated chocolate!
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Bake - bake the chocolate cake in two separate cake tins and allow to cool completely before adding the fillings. Note: if you don’t have two cake tins, you can use one larger cake tin and cut the cake into two even layers once cooled.
Serving - This cake is best served at room temperature. Either decorate the cakes with the layers of cream, cherries and whipped cream just before serving or prepare it ahead of time and store in an airtight container in the fridge and bring to room temperature before serving.
Storing - This cake can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days.
Freezing - The chocolate cakes can be prepared ahead of time, cooled completely and then wrapped in a layer of plastic wrap and then foil, and frozen for up to 3 months. Allow the cakes to defrost at room temperature before decorating with the whipped cream, cherries and chocolate.
Adding Kirsch - you can add Kirsch to your cherry mixture when thickening the cherries if you like (this will make it an adults-only cake).
Thermomix Tips: You could heat your cherry liquid in the Thermomix, however, I find it quicker to do it in a saucepan. You could also grate your chocolate in the Thermomix, however, if you would like small curls, it's best to use a vegetable peeler.
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Absolutely delicious!!! The chocolate cake is the best I’ve ever had and paired with cherries is just perfection. Whole family was craving more.
Every one loved it!! And so simple to make!
I made this completely lactose free and ohh my goodness it was Ahhhhmazing, thank you so much for this wonderful recipe, it was very very popular in my house.
This cake was lovely and moist, but I found the 5 tablespoons of cornflour in the cherry sauce was WAY too much! I was left with a gluey mess that I tried to wipe off the cherries before assembling. Even so, everyone loved it.
So moist and delicious!
Thank you so much! After travelling the globe, solo, for the last 5 years I bought and renovated a home and have been relearning how to cook again in my new kitchen. My GrandBaby wanted to bake her dad a chocolate cake for Fathers Day and we chose your recipe. Followed it to the 't' and it was remarkably simple and the best choc cake I've ever made! You made my GrandBabys heart just overflow. Thank you again
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