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Black Forest Layer Cake

Here's how you make Black Forest Layer Cake
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  • Servings: 12
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 0m
    • The following recipe serves 12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 (9 inch) baked chocolate cake layers
  • 2 (14 ounce) cans sweet cherries
  • 1/4 cup kirsch (I used more for each layer)
  • 3 cups heavy whipping cream, whipped, sweetened to deired taste (3 cups before whipping but I used 4 cups)
  • 2 to 3 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, grated (2-3 squares)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Horizontally slice cake layers into two. Drain cherries; reserving 1/4 cup of the juice. Coarsely chop cherries, set aside.

  • Step 2: Using a pastry brush, brush each cake layer with 1 tablespoon of the reserved cherry juice and 1 tablespoon kirsch (I used a little more of each).

  • Step 3: Place one cake layer onto serving plate. Spread 1 cup whipped cream on cake and top with a third of the chopped cherries. Repeat layers, finishing with final cake layer. Press down lightly.

  • Step 4: Reserve 1 cup of the whipped cream. Use remaining cream to frost top and sides of cake

  • Step 5: Press grated chocolate onto sides of cake. Pipe reserved cream into rosettes on top of cake and top each with a maraschino cherry.

  • Step 6: Chill for 3 hours or overnight before serving.

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