Black Forest Cake

5 from 2 votes

Black forest cake is just as beautiful as it is delicious! Topped with cream, cherries, and beautifully curled chocolate, this cake is a total show stopper! It will definitely get a "WOW!" out of your guests!

Prep Time45

Cook Time35

Total Time1 20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: German

Keyword: black forest cake

Servings: People

Author: Alyssa Rivers

Ingredients

Cake

1 1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 3/4 cup warm coffee
3 large eggs
2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups all purpose flour
2 1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 Cup unsweetened cocoa powder (NOT Dutch process)
3 Teaspoons tsp baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoon salt

Cherry Syrup

1/3 Cup Water
1/3 Cup Granulated sugar
1/3 Cup Cherry liqueur (or cherry juice)

Whipped Cream

3 Cups Heavy whipping cream
1/3 Cup Powdered sugar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla extract
2 1/2 Cups fresh sweet cherries pitted and quartered

Instructions

Cake

Preheat the oven to 325°. Spray three 8 inch round cake pans with cooking spray. Add parchment rounds to the bottom of the pans and spray the parchment with cooking spray and set aside.
In a large bowl whisk together the vegetable oil, warm coffee, eggs, and vanilla until combined.
In a medium bowl sift together the flour, sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and gently whisk together until fully combined.
Fill the three pans evenly and bake for 30-35 minutes, until the center of the cake springs back lightly when pressed on, or a toothpick comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool for 10 minutes in the pan before inverting the pan on a cooling rack to finish cooling.
Once completely cooled you can either wrap the layers in plastic wrap and store in the fridge overnight before assembling the cake, or you can assemble the cake once they’re cool.

Cherry Syrup

In a medium sauce pan combine the water, sugar and cherry liqueur. Bring to a simmer over medium low heat. Simmer for 2 minutes until the sugar us completely dissolved. Let cool completely.

Whipped Cream

In the bowl of a stand mixer add the cream, powdered sugar and vanilla. Use the whisk attachment to beat until medium stiff peaks form.

Assemble the Cake

Lay the three cakes out on a cooling rack with the bottom side facing up. Brush the cherry syrup over the three layers, letting it really soak in to each one.
Lay the bottom layer top down on your cake plate or cake stand. Spread a nice thick layer of whipped cream over the layer and generously cover with cherry quarters.
Stack the second layer on top of the cherries and do another layer of whipped cream and cherries. Top with the third layer of cake.
Add large dollops of whipped cream to the top of the cake and smooth as much as you would like. Decorate with fresh cherries and serve immediately.

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