BLACK FOREST CAKE

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This is my favorite cake. My grand mother taught me how to prepare Black Forest Cake.

Provided by donnadon

Time 1h

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 deg F (Gas mark 4 or 180 deg C).
  • Line a 9 inch (23 cm) cake pan with greaseproof or other non-stick paper.
  • With an electric mixer, beat the softened butter with sugar until white and fluffy.
  • Add one egg at a time, mix well between each egg.
  • Add sifted flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla extract and buttermilk, and mix until the batter is smooth.
  • Transfer to a cake pan and bake at 350 degrees just until set in the middle, approximately 45-60 minutes. A wooden pick inserted in center should come out with just a few moist crumbs on it. Do not over-bake!
  • When cake is cool, use a long serrated knife to cut the cake horizontally into 3 equal layers. It is easier to cut if kept in a refrigerator for a few hours before cutting.
  • Filling
  • Drain cherry pie filling in a colander to remove most of the thickened juices.
  • Beat the whipping cream with confectioners' sugar until it thickens.
  • Using a vegetable peeler, shave chocolate; refrigerate until the cake is assembled.

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