BLACK FOREST CAKE

Get your fill of chocolate and cherries with this decadent Black Forest Cake. A homemade chocolate cake that’s perfectly moist and rich with the added flavor of dark cherries.

INGREDIENTS

– All-purpose Flour – Unsweetened Cocoa – Baking Powder – Baking Soda – Salt – Whole Milk – Vanilla Extract separated – Unsalted Butter  – Granulated Sugar – Eggs – Pitted Dark Cherries  – Heavy Whipping Cream

It’s the best thing this world has ever created and you’ll never convince me otherwise. If you think I’m being dramatic, I am, but chocolate cake is worth it.

01.

Prep - Preheat your oven. Mix the dry baking ingredients, except the sugar in a bowl. In a separate bowl, combine half the vanilla and milk and mix. Set both aside.

02.

Beat - Cream the butter and sugar together. Add eggs one at a time until combined. Alternate the flour and milk mixture, beating in between.

03.

Bake - Grease your pans and divide batter evenly. Bake for 25 minutes. Allow to cool completely.

04.

Make the filling - Beat the cream, some cherry syrup, and the rest of the vanilla until stiff peaks form.

05.

Assemble - Lay out the first layer of cake and brush with cherry syrup. Place a layer of the filling on top along with half of the canned cherries. Repeat with the second and third layer.

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