Black Forest Cake

This is a featured cake in almost all pastry shops. Rich dark chocolate curls tangled in cream with glazed cherries. Here is the recipe for a black forest cake which even a beginner can try.

Chocolate Cake

Ingredients
 

●     1 ½ cup All purpose flour
●     1 ½ cup sugar
●     ¾ cup cocoa powder
●     1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
●     ¾ teaspoon baking powder
●     ¼ teaspoon salt
●     2 eggs
●     3 tablespoon vegetable oil
●     ¾ cup yoghurt
●     1 tablespoon vanilla essence
●     1 teaspoon instant coffee powder
●     ¾ cup boiling water

Frosting

●    500 ml whipping cream
●    1/2 cup powdered sugar or icing sugar
●    1 teaspoon vanilla essence
●    Any fruit jam, preferably cherry or strawberry

 

 

 

     Mix the dry ingredients flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In 3/4 cup boiling water add ¾ cup cocoa powder and mix well until all lumps are gone. To this add 1 teaspoon coffee powder. Mix everything well and keep it aside. In another bowl add 2 eggs and sugar. Using a whisk or a spoon beat this well till sugar is dissolved. Then add yoghurt, vanilla essence and oil. Combine all these well. To this wet mixture add flour and choc sauce little by little and fold lightly until you get a smooth thick batter. Preheat the oven in 180 C for ten minutes and bake in a 7 inch pan for about 45 to 50 min.  Once the cake is completely cooled frosting can be done. Whip the cream until soft peaks are formed. Cut the cake into two equal portions. Spread the whipping cream and top it with jam in between the cake. Cover it with the other half and frost the cake with remaining cream .Garnish with dark chocolate curls and glazed cherries. In order to get a tall cake bake two separate cakes and frost with cream. Cherry filling can be used instead of jam.