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Blackforest Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 dark chocolate cake mix (or your own from scratch)
1/4 c kirsch (cherry brand)
1 can cherry pie filling
16oz heavy whipping cream
1.2 c confectioner's sugar
Maraschino cherries, drained, optional for a garnish
milk chocolate curls or shavings for garnish
Directions:
Directions:
Drain cherry pie filling in a colander to remove most of the thickened juices.
Make cake, following package directions.
bake cake as directed in two 9 inch layer cake pans.
When cool, sprinkle kirsh over both cake layers.
Chill electric beaters and large mixing bowl; beat cream until it thickens slightly, gradually add confectioners' sugar and beat until thick enough to hold it's shape.
Using a vegetable peeler, shave chocolate; refrigerate until ready to serve.
Assemble cake: place on layer on serving plate and spread it's top with 1/2 in thick layer of whipped cream and stew the cherries over the cream leaving about 1/2 in margin around border of cake with no cherries.
Set other layer on top of cherries and spread to and sides of cake with remaining cream, shape whipped cream into decorative swirls on top.
With fingers, gently press chocolate curls into cream on sides of cake.
Garnish top with drained maraschino cherries, if desired, or a few remaining chocolate curls.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
My favorite cake.

 

 

 

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