Black Forest cake

Make Black Forest cake at home

Ingredients

• Cake: 6 eggs, 3/4 cup (150 g) sugar, 3/4 cup (95 g) flour, 1/4 cup (25 g) cocoa, 4 tbsp melted butter
• 2 jars (24 oz) sour cherries in juice, drained, juice reserved
• 2 tbsp sugar and 1 tbsp cornstarch for the cherry syrup
• 3 cups (700 ml) heavy cream
• 3 tbsp powdered sugar and 1 tsp vanilla
• Dark chocolate bar for shavings

How it's made

1. Heat the oven to 350 F (175 C) and line a 9-inch (23 cm) springform pan.
2. Whisk eggs and sugar over a bowl of simmering water until warm, then beat until tripled in volume.
3. Fold in the sifted flour and cocoa, then the melted butter; bake 30 minutes and cool.
4. Simmer 1 cup of cherry juice with sugar and cornstarch until slightly thick; add half the cherries.
5. Whip the cream with powdered sugar and vanilla.
6. Slice the cake into 3 layers, brush each with a little cherry juice, and fill with cream and cherry mixture.
7. Frost the top and sides with cream, press shavings on the sides, and top with cherries.