Schwarzwaelder Kirschtorte (Black Forest Cherry Cake) Recipe - Cooking Index
Schwarzwaelder Kirschtorte (Black Forest Cherry Cake) Recipe - Cooking Index
| Cake | ||
| 6 | Eggs (large) | |
| 1 cup | Sugar | |
| 1 teaspoon | Vanilla extract | |
| 4 oz | Unsweet. Baking chocolate - | |
| Melted | ||
| 1 cup | Flour - sifted | |
| Syrup | ||
| 1/4 cup | Sugar | |
| 1/3 cup | Water | |
| 2 tablespoons | Kirsch | |
| Filling | ||
| 1 1/2 cups | Confectioners' sugar | |
| 1/3 cup | Unsalted butter | |
| 1 cup | Egg yolk (large) | |
| 2 tablespoons | Kirsch liqueur | |
| Topping | ||
| 2 cups | Sour cherries - canned, drain | |
| 2 tablespoons | Confectioners' sugar | |
| 1 cup | Heavy cream - whipped | |
| 8 oz | Semisweet chocolate bar |
CAKE: Beat eggs, sugar, and vanilla together until thick and fluffy, about 10 minutes. Alternately fold chocolate and flour into the egg mixture, ending with flour. Pour the batter into 3 8-inch cake pans that have been well greased and floured.
Bake in a preheated 350F degree oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans for 5 minutes; turn out on racks to cool completely.
SYRUP: Make syrup by mixing together sugar and water and boiling for 5 minutes. When syrup has cooled, stir in kirsch. Prick the cake layers and pour syrup over all 3 layers.
FILLING: To make the butter-cream filling, beat together sugar and butter until well blended. Add egg yolk; beat until light and fluffy, about 3 to 5 minutes. Fold in Kirsch.
CAKE ASSEMBLY: To assemble cake, place 1 layer on a cake plate. Spread with butter cream filling. Using 3/4 cup of the cherries, which have been patted dry, drop cherries evenly over cream. Place second layer on cake. Repeat. Place third layer on top. Fold 2 tbs confectioners' sugar into the whipped cream. Cover the sides and top of the cake with whipped cream. Decorate top of cake with remaining 1/2 cup cherries.
To make chocolate curls from chocolate bar, shave (at room temperature) with a vegetable peeler. Refrigerate curls until ready to use. Press chocolate curls on sides of cake and sprinkle a few on the top. Chill.
Source:
Scandia Restaurant -- Hollywood
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