The cream , cherries and chocolate cake mingle together to create a divine desert. I am talking about the eggless Black Forest cake. This cake just melted in the mouth and i made it specially for my younger son's birthday. He liked chocolate cake and cherries so I made this one for him. Among all the cakes, this one is a much favorite cake. It looks incredibly gorgeous.
INGREDIENTS
- All purpose flour - 175 g
- Cocoa powder- 25 g
- Baking powder - 1 teaspoon
- Baking soda - 1/2 teaspoon
- Butter - 100 g
- Icing sugar - 2 teaspoon
- Condensed milk - 2 cups
- Tinned cherries - 1 tin
- Hot coffee - 1/4 cup
- Milk - 1/2 cup
- Vanilla essence - 1 teaspoon
- Cherry syrup/ sugar syrup - 1/2 cup
- Red food color - 5-6 drops
PROCEDURE:
Preheat oven at 175 degrees for 10 minutes. Prepare a cake tin and line up with butter paper.
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| Combine the instant coffee powder, red food color, vanilla essence and water (1/4 cup) in a small cup and mix well.. |
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| Sieve all purpose flour, baking powder and baking soda. |
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| Sieve cocoa powder. |
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| Add melted butter. |
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| Add condensed milk. |
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| Add hot coffee mixture. |
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| Add milk. |
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| Now mix well using a whisk. |
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| Fold the mixture gently using a spatula. |
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| Pour the batter into cake tin. Tap it slightly. |
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| Bake it in a preheated oven at 175 degree for 35 minutes. Keep aide to cool completely. |
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| Beat two cup whipped cream on high speed until double in volume. |
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| Add vanilla essence and icing sugar and beat until combined and reaches soft peaks. |
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| Cut into halves. |
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| (I have baked two cakes so i have 4 layers of cake) |
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| Open the cherry tin and take out cherry syrup in a bowl. |
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| Soak all layers of cake with cherry syrup |
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| Take out cherries and remove the seeds. Keep aside. |
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| Cover whole cake with whipped cream. |
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| Use spatula and bench scraper to frost the cake with a perfect finish. Apply more coats of cream for a neat finish. |
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| Take whipped cream in a piping bag with a star nozzle and pipe out rounds along the edges. |
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| Place the cherries in the center. Decorate the corners of the cake. |
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| Refrigerate the cake. |
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| Sprinkle thin chocolate slices over it. Ready to serve. |
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