Black Forest Cake - Marcy Howell
Recipe
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Ingredients
- 20.133333333333 (20 oz) cans tart pitted cherries, drained
- 10.0666666666667 cup sugar
- .250.0166666666667 cup cornstarch
- 1.50.1 tsp vanilla
- 20.133333333333 (9-inch) chocolate cake layers, baked and cooled
- 30.2 cups whipping cream
- .50.0333333333333 cup powdered sugar
Steps
- Drain cherries, reserving 1/2 cup juice. Combine reserved juice, cherries, sugar and cornstarch in saucepan. Cook and stir over low heat until thickened. Add vanilla and stir.
- Split each cake layer in half horizontally. Crumble one half layer and set aside.
- Beat cold whipping cream with the powdered sugar in a large bowl. Whip until stiff peaks form. Reserve 1 1/2 cups for decorative piping.
- Place one cake layer on a serving plate. Spread with 1 cup whipped cream. Top this with 3/4 cup cherry topping. Top with second layer of cake, 1 cup whipped cream and 3/4 cup cherry mixture. Place the 3rd cake layer.
- Frost cake sides with remaining whipped cream. Gently pat the reserved cake crumbs on the sides.
- Spoon reserved 1 1/2 cups whipped cream into pastry bag fitted with a star tip. Pipe around top and bottom edges of cake. Spoon remaining cherry topping over the top of the cake.