Black forest cake
Servings 8 people
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour/maida
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- a pinch salt
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup melted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
for cherry syrup
- 1/2 cup canned cherries
- 4 tbsp sugar
- chocolate shaving
Instructions
- To prepare black forest cake first add maida, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt
- sift it and add it in a bowl
- mix it well
- in an another bowl add eggs and beat for few minutes
- add sugar and mix iot well
- place it on a container with boiling water
- cook until sugar is dissolved
- beat until it becomes light
- add the dry ingredients in batches and mix it well
- add melted butter, vanilla extract and mix it well
- transfer it to a baking tray
- make it smooth
- bake it at 175°C/350°F for 50 minutes
- now add canned cherries in a pan and add sugar
- mash it a little and cook until sugar melts on medium heat
- let it cool
- cut off the top portion of the cake
- divide it in two layers
- brush the cherry syrup
- add the whipped cream and add the prepared cherries
- place another layer and repeat the process
- add whipped cream all over
- add some chocolate shaving
- decorate it with icing
- add cherry and chocolate shaving
- black forest cake i ready