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Black Forest Cake

This incredibly delicious black forest cake layered with moist chocolate cake, cherry filling, and a homemade whipped cream.
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 8 slices

Ingredients
  

Chocolate Cake

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup dutch cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • ¼ cup heavy cream can sub milk or half and half
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup fresh brewed coffee

Cherry Filling

  • 21 oz cherry pie filling

Whipped Cream

  • 4 cups heavy cream
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Garnish

  • 1 cup chopped semisweet chocolate
  • 1 cup grated chocolate shavings
  • mini chocolate chips
  • fresh cherries

Instructions
 

Chocolate Cake

  • Preheat the oven to 350°
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine both sugars, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt
  • In another large bowl or stand mixer with the paddle attachment, combine eggs, sour cream, heavy cream, oil, and extract.
  • Slowly add dry ingredients to the wet. The batter will be very thick
  • Pour in hot coffee and continue to mix until incorporated. Batter will be a bit runny, but that is okay.
  • Pour batter into two 9" cake pans that are greased and lined with parchment paper. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a fork comes out clean.
  • Pull out of the oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Cool completely before assembling.

Whipped Cream

  • In a stand mixer with the whisk attachment or in a bowl with a hand mixer, beat heavy cream powdered sugar and vanilla on medium speed until you have stiff peaks

Assembly

  • Begin by cutting each cake layer in half to form 4 rounds.
  • Place one round on a cake stand and top with about ½ cup of the whipped cream, leaving it higher on the edges so the cherry filling doesn't pour out.
  • Layer on about 1/3 cup of cherry filling on top of the whipped cream and top with another layer of cake. Repeat until all of the cake has been layered on.
  • Coat the outside of the cake with the remaining whipped cream, reserving some for garnish
  • Press the chocolate shavings around the bottom of the cake and on the very top. Place in the fridge to set up for 30 minutes
  • Garnish with dollops of the remaining whipped cream, mini chocolate chips and shavings, and fresh cherries. Place back in the fridge for 15-20 minutes then serve
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