BLACK FOREST CAKE RECIPE

 black forest cake is my all time favorite cake.I wanted to share perfect black forest cake recipe from quite long time here. Finally that time came now. I made black forest cake so many times. Every time it turned out yummy. But not perfect icing.every time I used amul. Fat cream for icing but after some time cream used to melt. But this time I used non dairy whipping cream for icing it really worked. I requested my cousin arshad to bring non dairy whipping cream he bought it for me Bangalore  Yay!!!!! Immediately I made this beautiful black forest cake. It tasted just as bakery ones.

   making black forest cake is pretty simple. If you have all ingredients in your hand. First we have to basic chocolate sponge cake cut into layers and soak in sugar syrup then frost with whipping cream. I will sure share the eggless version soon. I hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turned out for you.

Ingredients : my 1 cup measures 200 ml

For chocolate sponge cake :

All purpose flour/maida : 1 cup

Cocoa powder : 1/3 cup

Baking powder : 1 tea spoon

eggs : 3 (room temperature)

Sugar : 3/4 cup

For sugar syrup :

Sugar : 1/2 cup

Water : 1 1/4 cup

Whipping cream : as needed

Chocolate shavings : as needed

Cherries : 1/2 cup (sliced)

Whole cherries for decorating

Method :

First take 8 inch cake tin grease with oil and dust some flour and keep it a side

Now take eggs in a mixing bowl whisk for few seconds then add sugar and whisk it until it changes into pale yellow color.

Now take a sieve add dry ingredients sift it and add to egg mixture

Now fold it gently , mix without lumps and pour this batter to cake mold.

Bake it for 20 to 25 minutes in 180 degrees in preheated oven. Preheat oven in 180 degrees for 10 minutes.

After cake is done insert tooth pick or knife if it comes out clean cake is done.

Now let it cool completely. wrap cake in cling wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours or more.

Now to make sugar syrup take water and sugar in a pan boil for 2 minutes and remove from fire.let it cool completely

Now level the cake. Cut into 2 or 3 layers. Sprinkle sugar syrup generously on cake layers Soak cake layers well. Specially on edges.

Now whip your cream to stiff peaks.

Take top layer of cake first and add whipped cream generously spread it top with cherries, and cover with other cake layer repeat the process finally put bottom layer of the cake for clean top spread cream well and cover the cake with  cream.

Decorate with cherries and chocolate shavings chill it for 2 hours and serve.

Grease and dust flour well to cake tin

Take eggs in a bowl

Whisk for few seconds

Add sugar

Whisk until it changes to pale yellow color

Add all dry ingredients sift it well

Add to eat mixture

Fold it gently without lumps

Pour this batter to cake mold and bake it

Cake is done, to check insert tooth pick or knife if it comes out clean cake is ready

Let it cool completely and put cake in refrigerator for 2 hours

To make sugar syrup take sugar and water in a pan

Boil for 2 minutes and let it cool completely

Whip cream to stiff peaks on low speed

Take cake from refrigerator

Level the top

Cut into 2 or 3 layers

Sprinkle sugar syrup generously

Soak for few minutes

Generously Add cream on first layer

Spread it evenly

Spread cherries

Gently place another layer

Repeat the same process

Cover entire cake with whipped cream

Put this in freezer for 10 minutes

Take chocolate shavings

Spread them on cake

Take some cream in piping bag

Decorate as per your choice

Decorate with cherries and chill the cake in refrigerator for 2 hours

Slice it and enjoy!!!!!

Yummy black forest cake is ready!!!!