Black Forest Cake

Name: Black Forest Cake
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 6 eggs; 180g caster sugar; 120g plain flour; 60g cocoa powder; 400g pitted dark cherries (tinned), drained, juice reserved; 500ml double cream, whipped; 4 tbsp kirsch; chocolate shavings to decorate

The classic German Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, layered with chocolate sponge, cherries and billowing whipped cream.

Total time

85 min

Prep

40 min

Cook

45 min

Difficulty

hard

Cuisine

German

vegetarian

Ingredients

6eggs

180gcaster sugar

120gplain flour

60gcocoa powder

400gpitted dark cherries (tinned), drained, juice reserved

500mldouble cream, whipped

4 tbspkirsch

chocolate shavingsto decorate

Instructions

Beat eggs and sugar until thick and pale.

Fold in sifted flour and cocoa.

Bake at 180°C in three 20cm tins for 15 minutes each. Cool.

Mix kirsch with 4 tbsp reserved cherry juice.

Soak each sponge layer with kirsch syrup.

Sandwich with whipped cream and cherries.

Cover and decorate with cream and chocolate shavings.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

986

Protein

17.9g

Fat

69.5g

Carbs

80.5g

Fiber

6.4g

Sodium

144mg

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