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Kirsch Black Forest Cake
This cake is extra special when made with clear, unsweetened cherry liqueur (kirsch). If kirsch is not available, brandy is an acceptable substitute.
Ingredients
Serves: 12
- Cake
- 1 2/3 cups (210g) plain flour
- 2/3 cup (55g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons bicarb soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (100g) shorting (copha or butter may be used)
- 1 1/2 cups (300g) white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 1/2 cups (355ml) buttermilk
- 1/2 cup (120ml) kirsch
- Filling
- 115g butter
- 3 1/2 cups (420g) icing sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon strong black coffee
- Cream
- 2 cups (475ml) thickened cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 tablespoon kirsch
- To Assemble
- 750g pitted tinned cherries, drained
- 30g dark chocolate
Directions
Preparation:30min ›
Cook:40min ›
Ready in:1hour10min
- Cake: Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Line the bottoms of two 20cm round cake tins with baking paper circles.
- Sift together flour, cocoa, bicarb soda and 1 teaspoon salt. Set aside.
- Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Beat in flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk, until combined. Pour into prepared cake tins.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool completely. Remove paper from the cakes. Cut each layer in half, horizontally, making 4 layers total. Sprinkle layers with the 1/2 cup kirsch.
- Filling: In a medium bowl cream the butter until light and fluffy. Add icing sugar, salt and coffee then beat until smooth. If the consistency is too thick add a couple teaspoons of cherry juice or milk.
- Cream: In a separate bowl whip the cream to stiff peaks. Beat in the vanilla and kirsch.
- To Assemble: Spread first layer of cake with 1/3 of the filling. Top with 1/3 of the cherries. Repeat with the remaining layers.
- Use the filling to ice top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with chocolate curls made by using a potato peeler on the dark chocolate.
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Reviews and Ratings
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Reviews in English (146)
shortening is not in the ingredients list - how much will I need? - 26 Jan 2012
A little late to reply, but copha is the shortening mentioned - 10 Nov 2013
Moist and delicious! Doubled the cherries. Used all four layers. Covered the sides with chocolate sprinkles. - 26 Feb 2017