Black Forest Cake Icing Recipe

The traditional version covers the sides with whipped cream and chocolate shavings but 1 chocolate shavings just aren t worth the hassle for me 2 i like the look of a naked cake where i can see the alternating layers of frosting and cherry filling and 3 i don t remember aunt becky frosting the sides of her black forest cake.

Black forest cake icing recipe.

Line a mini cupcake pan with 36 mini liners. Our recipe stabilizes the whipped cream with cornstarch which ensures the cake can last for up to three days in the fridge without getting soggy. Black forest cake was a staple when i was growing up much to my dismay read on. Black forest cake is traditionally made with a chocolate sponge cake and a rich cherry filling.

I heard you and re baked the cake. It s based on the german dessert schwarzwälder kirschtorte literally translated to black forest cherry torte traditionally kirschwasser known commonly as kirsch a brandy made from sour cherries is added to the cake historians believe that this cake originated in the late. The only change i made and i heartily recommend it is that i made a syrup out of 1 2 cup reserved cherry juice 1 2 cup sugar and 1 4 cup kirsch cherry liqueur. I didn t like using cream cheese for frosting since 9 out 10 carrot cake frosting recipes posted call for cream cheese.

Chopped walnuts powdered sugar ground allspice frosting pillsbury best all purpose flour and 15 more black forest skillet cake mccormick cherry pie filling cake mix mccormick pure vanilla extract and 4 more. Recipe for the black forest cake updated 4 22 16 to be more fail proof. In a heavy duty mixing bowl mix together all the dry ingredients. Black forest cake is traditionally made with sponge cake and that means it s a non yeasted cake using beaten eggs as a leavening agent.

The best black forest cake recipe i ve tried and i ve tried a lot. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees f. The only thing i modified was using confectioner sugar instead of granulated as the recipe suggested. This black forest cake combines rich chocolate cake layers with fresh cherries cherry liqueur and a simple whipped cream frosting.

Perfect icing recipe for the carrot cake i made. Black forest cake is traditionally frosted with whipped cream which means you have to eat it right away to prevent the frosting from deflating and sliding off. After some testing i noticed the best results when increasing the mixing time to 8 minutes rather than 5 and using 4 tbsp butter rather than 8. Several of you mentioned your cakes did not rise as much as mine.