Around The World In 80 Cakes - German Black Forest Cake aka Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte When I say that I have been IMPATIENTLY waiting in the wings for a Black Forest Cake to finally make its grand entrance, I am not lying. Slightly miffed that this cake only hits the halfway mark (!!) as how there are 40 more cakes better than this, I have no idea 🤷🏽‍♀️ You know me, I adore a good filthy cake, and this is exactly that. We’ve got a deliciously moist chocolate sponge soaked in a kirsch syrup, sandwiching cherries (I went for a medley of tinned, kirsch soaked and fresh) and vanilla bean whipped cream and finished with a generous coating of shaved dark chocolate and topped with fresh cherries 🍫🍒 Germany really are out here smashing out some hitters on this list (long live the bee-sting cake) and have a tonne more featured a little later on. Would I recommend you making this recipe? Absolutely. A real crowd pleasing bake (you can keep it booze free if you wish and just opt for the light syrup which comes in the tin) and one that just gets better the longer it sits 🤤 You will need: • Sponge 330 g ‘00’/Plain Flour, sifted 15 g Baking Powder, sifted 170g Black Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder, sifted 660g Light Muscovado (this is not an error) Pinch of Sea Salt 3 Large Eggs 1.5tsp Vanilla Bean Paste 300g Vanilla Yoghurt 150ml Vegetable Oil 330ml Freshly Brewed Coffee (I used 3 tsp instant coffee w 330 hot water) • Cherry Filling 400 g Cherries (I used a mix of kirsch soaked, tinned & fresh) 25 ml Kirsch Syrup (I used the juice from the cherry jar) • Whipped Cream 750 ml Double/Whipping Cream 2 tbsp Kirsch Liquer, optional 40 g Icing Sugar, sifted 1.5 tsp Vanilla Bean Paste • To Finish 125 g Dark Chocolate, grated/shaved 12 Cherries, fresh & whole You can find the method over in my newsletter, where there is an additional recipe for all the leftovers from this one - chocolate and cherry rippled ice cream, chocolate and honeycomb cheat mousse cake & more. If you love this flavour combo as much as I do then you’re going to adore my Cherry and Chocolate Maritozzi in One Bake Two Ways. Little pillowy clouds of soft brioche dough, encasing cherries soaked in an almond syrup and a whipped mascarpone cream. A truly special recipe but one you cannot keep digging into 💜🖤 🔗 for both 👆🏽 #aroundtheworldin80cakes #cake #blackforest #chocolate #chocolatecake #cakerecipe #chocolatelover #germany #german #caketok #hungry #serie - @rubybhogal