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Traditional German Black Forest Cake Recipe

The Black Forest cake is a traditional German dessert that is a must for many special occasions, from a wedding anniversary to a birthday celebration. It's traditionally served with whipped cream and cherries on top of a chocolate sponge cake that has been soaked in cherry syrup or kirsch.
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Traditional German Black Forest Cake Recipe
Ingredients
16 INGREDIENTS
12 SERVINGS
Baking Powder
2 tsp baking powder
Granulated White Sugar
1/4 cup granulated white sugar
Cornstarch
4 tsp cornstarch
Kirsch
1/4 cup kirsch
Water
1/2 cup water
from canned sour cherries, divided
Unsalted Butter
1/4 cup unsalted butter
melted
Canned Sour Cherries
1 lb canned sour cherries
in water, drained
Salt
1/2 tsp salt
Eggs
6 large eggs
All-purpose Flour
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
spooned and leveled
Granulated White Sugar
1 cup granulated white sugar
Vanilla Bean
1 whole vanilla bean
Granulated White Sugar
3/4 cup granulated white sugar
Heavy Whipping Cream
3 cups heavy whipping cream
Additional Whipped Cream, Chocolate Shaves, And Cherries
additional whipped cream, chocolate shaves, and cherries
to your liking
Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder
1/2 cup dutch processed cocoa powder
spooned and leveled
Directions
28 STEPS
1 hr
PREP TIME
35 min
COOK TIME
9 hr 35 min
TOTAL TIME
View Directions on Also The Crumbs Please
Health Info
Macros
54g
CARBS
29g
FAT
7g
PROTEIN
Allowed on these diets
VEGETARIAN
Contains these allergens
MILK
EGGS
WHEAT
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