Ultimate Black Forest Cake

Use this excellent recipe to make an impressive Black Forest cake, with cherry liqueur, real cream filling, and rich, homemade chocolate cake.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 694 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ½ cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 ½ cups buttermilk
• 1 (16 ounce) can pitted sour cherries, drained
• 2 cups white sugar, divided
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• ½ cup cherry liqueur, divided
• 2 tablespoons cherry liqueur

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line two 8-inch round pans with parchment paper.

Step 2

Sift 1 1/2 cups of the white sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Beat shortening and remaining 1/2 cup white sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat 1 egg at a time into the shortening mixture; add vanilla extract with last egg. Add portions of flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating after each addition to form a smooth batter. Pour batter into prepared baking pans.

Step 3

Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Step 4

Remove parchment from cake bottoms. Cut each layer in half horizontally, making 4 layers total. Pour 2 tablespoons cherry liqueur over each cake half.

Step 5

Beat cream in a chilled glass or metal bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Beat in 2 tablespoons cherry liqueur and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat in confectioners' sugar and salt until cream filling is smooth and stiff.

Step 6

Spread 1 cake layer with 1/4 of the cream filling; top with 1/3 cherries. Repeat with 2 additional layers. Place 4th layer on top; frost top and sides of cake with remaining cream filling.