Cherry-full Blackforest Cake
- 2 cup All-purpose flour
- 2 cup White sugar
- 3/4 cup Cocoa powder
- 2 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 3/4 tsp Salt
- 3 Eggs
- 1 cup Milk
- 1/2 cup Vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp Vanilla extract
- 1 can Cherries
- 1 cup White sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 3 cup Heavy whipping cream
- 3/4 cup Powdered sugar (icing sugar)
- Preheat your oven to 350AF.
- Chill an empty bowl in the fridge as well as the heavy whipping cream.
- Leave until the the cake is baking in the oven.
- Put together all dry ingredients: flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
- Rake in using a fork and make sure these are combined well.
- Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, mix well the eggs, milk, vegetable oil and vanilla extract.
- Pour the liquid mixture into the dry mixture and combine well through a stand mixer or a whisk.
- Get half a cup of the juice from the can of cherries and combine with the batter.
- Prepare two pans for the batter.
- Grease with butter then sprinkle with flour until the insides of the pans are covered.
- Divide the batter evenly between the two pans and bake for 35-40 minutes.
- Check once in a while with a skewer or toothpick.
- It should come out clean once baked but you may opt to underbake a little for a more moist cake.
- Place the contents of the can of cherries into a pan over heat then add the sugar and vanilla extract.
- You may opt to use cornstarch for a thicker sauce.
- Continue mixing for about 5-7 minutes.
- Set aside.
- Get the chilled bowl and pour in the chilled heavy whipping cream.
- Add the powdered sugar and whisk until desired consistency of the frosting is achieved.
- Set aside.
- Once the cakes are cooled, cut off the 'cake top' or the curved top of the cakes to achieve flattened surfaces.
- Crumble the cut parts into pieces and set aside.
- Place one cake layer in a cake plate or tray.
- Spread the frosting on top and do the same with some of the cherries.
- Add the second layer of the cake.
- This time, spread some frosting on the sides of the two layers.
- Using the crumbled pieces of cake, cover the sides of the cake.
- The frosting shall serve as glue.
- Put some frosting on a plastic cake decorator with some fancy tip.
- Decorate the bottom sides of the cake then do the same at the top.
- The frosting decor at the top of the cake shall be your border later on for the cherries.
- Place the remaining cherries on top of the cake.
- Spread within the space.
- You may opt to put the finished cake in the fridge for a few minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
allpurpose, white sugar, cocoa, baking soda, salt, eggs, milk, vegetable oil, vanilla, cherries, white sugar, vanilla, heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/361547-cherry-full-blackforest-cake (may not work)