Black forest cake

The rich and delectable black forest cake. A classic combination of chocolate, whipped cream and cherries! 🍫🍶🍒🎂

Recipe

Ingredients

For chocolate sponge
• Maida – 1 cup
• Cocoa powder – 2 tbsp
• Baking soda – 1/2 tsp
• Baking powder – 1.5 tsp
• Ghee – 1/4 cup
• Vanilla essence – 1 tsp
• Milkmaid – 3/4 cup
• Water – 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp

For decorating the cake
Sugar syrup and cherries 🍒
• Sugar – 1/4 cup
• Water – 1/4 cup
• Cherries – 14 to 15
Whipped cream
• Amul fresh cream – 180 ml
• Icing sugar – 3 tbsp
Chocolate shavings
• Dark chocolate – 100 gm

For chocolate sponge

1. Seive together maida, cocoa powder, baking soda and baking powder (Dry mixture)

2. Beat ghee, condensed milk and vanilla essence until it is light and fluffy. Add water (1/3 cup) and beat until the mixture gets aerated (Wet mixture)

3. Add the dry mixture into the wet mixture and fold it. Beat this until it gets mixed well. Add 1 tbsp water and beat for another minute
Warning ⚠️ Make sure you don’t over whip the mixture or else the cake will become dense or hard

4. Pour into a greased mould and bake in pre heated oven at 180 degrees for 25 mins. Bake for another 5-10 mins, if required (May vary from oven to oven)

For sugar syrup

1. Deseed the cherries by removing the core/seed. Finely chop the cherries and keep aside. Also keep a few whole cherries (6 to 8) for decorating the top of the cake

2. In a pan, add sugar and water. Cook until the sugar melts completely. Add the cores and seeds of the deseeded cherries to infuse cherry flavor into the syrup. Let the syrup cool down

For whipped cream

1. Before whipping cream, freeze it for about 1-2 hours. Prepare an ice bath so that the cream does not melt while you whip it

2. In the ice bath, keep a bowl and transfer the frozen cream to it. Beat the cream for about 5 minutes using an electric beater and when it thickens a bit, add icing sugar

3. Beat at medium-high speed for about 10-12 minutes or until the cream starts to form soft peaks

4. Refrigerate the cream for about 15-20 minutes and beat again for a few minutes until it forms stiff peaks

For assembling and decorating the cake

1. Once the cake cools down, de-mould it and let it cool down completely. Slice the cake so as to divide it into two layers (Optional, only if you want to fill icing between the layers)

2. Place the bottom layer of the cake and pour sugar syrup evenly on it. Apply the cream evenly on the sides and the top of the layer. Place the chopped cherries on this

3. Flip the top layer of the cake and place it onto the bottom layer. Pour sugar syrup evenly and apply cream on the top and the sides

4. Finally, apply a thick layer of whipped cream on the top and sides of the cake and make it smooth and even. Refrigerate this for 10 mins and then decorate the cake with whipped cream swirls according to your preferences

5. Using a peeler, make chocolate shavings. Coat the top and sides of the cake with chocolate shavings and decorate it with the whole cherries

Your beautiful, scrumptious black forest cake is ready to eat! 🎂