Hard
German
Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte
Black Forest cake with cherries
105
Total Minutes
12
Servings
Vegetarian
Cooking Times
60 min
Prep Time
45 min
Cook Time
105 min
Total Time
Ingredients (8 items)
3.00 layers
Chocolate sponge cake
3.00 cups
Heavy cream
2.00 cups
Sour cherries
drained, reserve juice
0.50 cup
Kirsch
cherry brandy
4.00 oz
Dark chocolate
for shavings
0.50 cup
Sugar
1.00 tsp
Vanilla extract
2.00 tbsp
Cornstarch
Instructions (6 steps)
1
Make chocolate sponge cake layers, cool completely.
45 minutes
2
Whip cream with sugar and vanilla to stiff peaks.
5 minutes
3
Mix kirsch with cherry juice for syrup.
4
Brush cake layers with kirsch syrup.
5
Layer cake with cream and cherries.
6
Cover with cream, garnish with chocolate shavings.