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Black Forest Cake (Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte)

Makes
12
Ingredients
15

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Ingredients

Servings
12 servings
Amounts
  • 6 large eggs (, at room temperature (Note 7))
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cup caster sugar ((superfine sugar))
  • 1/2 cup dutch processed cocoa powder ((or unsweetened regular cocoa power, Note 1))
  • 2/3 cup plain flour ((all-purpose flour))
  • 150g / 10.5 tbsp unsalted butter (, melted and cooled)
  • 670g / 23.5 oz pitted morello cherries in syrup (sour cherries, in jar or can) (, drained and juice reserved (Note 2))
  • 1/3 cup kirsch or cherry liqueur ((optional – sub with more reserved cherry juice, Note 3))
  • 1/2 cup caster sugar ((superfine sugar))
  • 4 tsp cornflour / cornstarch
  • 4 cups / 1 litre thickened / heavy cream ((Note 4))
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/3 cup soft icing sugar / powdered sugar ((Australia: Not pure icing sugar, Note 5))
  • 100g / 3.5 oz dark chocolate / bittersweet chocolate
  • 12 maraschino or fresh cherries ((for decorating top of cake))
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Nutrition · per serving

Calories
668 kcal
Fat
45 g
Fiber
2 g
Sugar
37 g
Sodium
77 mg
Protein
7 g
Trans fat
1 g
Cholesterol
217 mg
Carbohydrate
60 g
Saturated fat
28 g

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