Authentic German Black Forest Cake Recipe

It still has chocolate cake cherries and real whipped cream but it uses a cake mix some pie filling and freshly whipped cream.

Authentic german black forest cake recipe.

Authentic german black forest cake or schwarzwalder kirschtorte is a wonderful cake. If you cannot get fresh cherries you can use canned bing cherries but please do not use cherry pie filling because it will take away from the authentic taste of the cake. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining whipped cream reserving some to pipe decorations if desired. My german black forest cherry cake tastes almost like the traditional one.

This delicious cake recipe is completely made from scratch and perfect for special occasions. Black forest cake is a traditional german dessert made with chocolate sponge cake layers filled with whipped cream and cherries. Spoon remaining filling onto top of cake. This attire consists of a black dress white blouse and a hat with red pom poms on top all mimicking the chocolate shavings cream and cherries that top the cake.

Ingredients for shortcrust pastry for traditional black forest cake. Directions for black forest cake recipe. It s what you serve when you want german food without the fuss. Before you start please check this page for flour facts and gram to cup conversion.

Stir constantly pour in the cherry cornstarch mixture and cook for 1 2 minutes. Traditional black forest cake. Spread 3 4 cup filling to within 1 in. This cake isn t meant to be very sweet but is rather a dessert for adults with deep rich flavours and enough alcohol to make your head spin.

Some historians believe the cake in fact got its name from the traditional outfit that was worn by women in the black forest. Only this one s really really easy and super quick to make. If can t find kirsch do not use another type of alcohol because it will not turn out. Being born in germany this cake was always one of my favorite desserts it is served at every special family occasion and always a hit.

Sift flour baking powder and cocoa into a mixing bowl add butter sugar vanilla sugar and kirsch. In a heavy bottomed saucepan bring 1 4 cup canned sour cherry water kirsch and sugar over medium heat to a simmer. In a small bowl stir together cornstarch and 4 tbsp of canned sour cherry water to combine. I spent many years living in the netherlands along the border of germany and we would do our shopping across the german border groceries dining in various nearby towns and cities.

The traditional black forest cake is called schwarzwälder kirschtorte in germany. Prepare the shortcrust pastry. Top with remaining cake layer. Preheat the oven and grease a 28 cm 11 in springform pan.

1 teaspoon of baking powder 75 g 2 64 oz of sugar. Place drained sour cherries into a medium sized bowl. Top with 1 1 2 cups whipped cream. Place one cake layer on a serving plate.