BLACK FOREST CAKE
BLACK FOREST CAKE
Keywords: dessert cake
Ingredients
- Make my Idiot Proof Chocolate Cake. See the link above.
- 1 can cherry pie filling OR a small bag of frozen cherries
- 1 package of lemon pie filling or lemon pudding mix
- 3 cups whipping cream
Instructions
CAKEFirst, start by making the Idiot Proof Chocolate layer cake. I like to make it the ahead and freeze it. When the cake layers are frozen, your cake instantly sets. It’s wonderful and it’s fast. But if you don’t have time, that’s okay. Just make sure you chill the cake well before serving.
FIRST LAYERThe bottom layer is cherries. The easiest way is to take a can of cherry pie filling and take all the cherries (and some of the sauce out) and spread them out with just enough of the sauce. OR you can take a bag of frozen cherries, dump them into a sauce pan, add a little water and start to cook them. Take 1 tablespoon of corn starch and mix it with a small amount of cold water and add that to the cherry mixture while it is just starting to cook. Stir the cherry mixture until it is boiling and thickened. Refrigerate until cold before using. (This also is a great accompaniment with the flourless chocolate cake. Or use it for jam. There’s no added sugar!)
SECOND LAYERThe next layer is lemon. I use a lemon pie filling or lemon pudding mix. Simple and easy. Reduce the amount of liquid a bit so the filling will be very thick. So if your pudding mix is calling for 2 cups, only use 1 ½ cups.
ICINGOnce you have the cake and the layers altogether, a simple whipped cream icing is all that’s needed. I use approximately 3 cups. I don’t tend to sweeten the cream, but I’ll leave that up to you. Just whip the cream, ice the cake. Put a scratch coat on the cake first. It will look very rough but it will make it easy to get a good finished look. Make sure the layers are filled in on the edges. Then add a final coat of icing. Add a few maraschino cherries (dry them off on a paper towel ) and chocolate shavings to the top and you have yourself a Black Forest Cake. Refrigerate and let the cake set.