Eggless Black Forest Cake

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A chocolate sponge sandwiched with layers of whipped cream, chocolate shavings and stewed cherries (or strawberries)!

5 from 1 vote

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 1 40

Cooling Time: 30

Total Time 3

Course Dessert

Cuisine European, German

Servings 8 inch cake

Preheat the oven to 160°C / 320°F. Grease and line an 8 inch baking pan with parchment paper.
Melt the Butter and let it cool. Then add condensed milk, vanilla extract and beat well until smooth.
400 grams Condensed Milk (1 can), 125 grams Butter, 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Separately, sift the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, baking soda) together
Add half of the dry ingredients, half of the cola / soda drink, mix well. Then add the remaining dry ingredients and cola and mix until you have smooth batter with no lumps.
Pour into the prepared baking pan, tap to even out the surface. Bake in the preheated oven at 160C/320F for 30-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean
Let the cake cool for 30 minutes in the pan, unmold and let it cool completely. This step is super important.

Make sure to used pitted or seedless cherries. You can also use strawberries with the stem removed. Add to a sauce pan with the water and sugar and mix well.
Cook on medium heat, keep stirring, smashing cherries occasionally and stewing until the mixture is thick and forms a syrup. Adjust sugar for desired sweetness. Let it cool completely in the refrigerator.

Keep the whisk (just the blade part, if you're using the electric kind) and the bowl in the freezer for about 30-60 minutes. It should be very cold.
Combine cream, vanilla extract, and sugar, and whisk on low speed for a couple minutes, then increase the whipping speed, and whisk until you have stiff peaks. (Do not overmix, or you'll end up with butter!)
Make this right before you need to assemble your cake, for best results. And keep it refrigerated until you need to use it.

Use cheese grater or a vegetable peeler to grate the chocolate into shavings. You'll need about 1-2 cups.
Alternatively, you can also use crumbled chocolate cake for decoration

Carefully cut the cake into 2 or 3 layers. Place the bottom layer on a serving plate. Poke holes all over the surface with a fork.
Brush with the cherry syrup generously. Add a dollop of the whipped cream and smoothen it out. Add stewed cherries (or strawberries), sprinkle with some chocolate.
Close with the next layer, and repeat the process. Neatly frost the entire cake with the whipped cream frosting, decorate the sides with chocolate shavings or crumbled cake. Decorate on top with more cherries and chocolate.
Slice & serve immediately or keep the cake refrigerated until you need it. Use within 3-4 days.

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