

I highly recommend you seek them out for Black Forest Cake. To make this cake, I had to buy two jars because I know myself well enough to know that I was going to eat a whole bunch in the process. You just gotta. Then, gently mix a bit of Morello Cherry Preserves with some Dark Morello Cherries. Morello cherries are slightly tart, gorgeously plump and juicy cherries that are dark and delicious. Brush your layers of Devil's Food with some cherry liquor. But, it's the cherries that make this Black Forest Cake.įirst of all, you heard the Germans. I don't want to imply that there's anything wrong with whipped cream and chocolate. Without the Cherries, Black Forest Cake is just Whipped Cream and Chocolate The cake is almost creamy, teetering on the edge of brownie-like consistency, yet still manages to hold its own when stacked tall and layered with delicious ingredients like whipped cream, cherries, and chocolate ganache. In the end, I had a recipe that consistently produces three perfectly level layers of supremely rich chocolate cake. I baked and tweaked and baked again until our house was literally overflowing with chocolate cake. I think I made about 24 layers of Devil's Food cake the week I developed the recipe. Start with layers of the BEST Devil's Food Cake Here's what you need to know to make the most delicious Black Forest Cake ever. German lawmakers, you've got your priorities straight. If I was a lawmaker, this is the kind of legislation I'd be interested in. Are the Germans serious about their cake or their sour cherry liquor? It doesn't matter. If you own a bakery in Germany and want to call one of the cakes on your menu Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, the cake is required by law to include kirschwasser, a sour cherry liquor. The Gorgeous Decadence of Black Forest Cakeīlack Forest Cake (Black Forest Gateau if you're British) comes to us from Germany, a country that is so serious about Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (Black Forest Cherry-Torte) that they actually have legislation around it. It's the kind of cake that consumes the attention of all your senses, leaving your face smudged with chocolate while you lick cherries and whipped cream from your fingers in a state of total bliss.īlack Forest Cake is unapologetically sexy. And that's why we love it. If you're a chocolate and cherry lover, get ready to swoon. Three deep, dark, rich and chocolaty Devil's Food cakes are doused with cherry liquor, layered with sweetened vanilla whipped cream and tart Morello cherries, and topped with dark chocolate ganache. Jump to Recipe German Black Forest GateauĮvery bite of this Black Forest Cake is loaded with creamy chocolate and juicy cherries.
