🇩🇪 Germany recipe
Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte
The Black Forest cake is Germany's most famous dessert, and a legally protected recipe that must contain kirschwasser (cherry brandy), sour cherries, cream, and chocolate sponge to bear the name. This towering confection layers dark, moist chocolate sponge soaked in kirsch syrup with clouds of whipped cream and tart morello cherries, finished with chocolate shavings. It is a masterpiece of contrasting textures and flavors.
Prep1 hr
Cook40 mins + 4 hrs chill
Serves12
Difficultyhard
Ingredients
- For the chocolate sponge:
- 6 large eggs, separated, at room temperature
- 200g caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 100g plain flour
- 50g Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 60g unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- Pinch of salt
- For the kirsch syrup:
- 100ml water
- 80g caster sugar
- 80ml kirschwasser (cherry brandy)
- For the filling and decoration:
- 800ml cold heavy cream
- 60g icing sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 jars (about 500g total) morello cherries in syrup, drained (reserve 100ml syrup)
- 2 tablespoons kirschwasser
- 200g dark chocolate, for making shavings and curls
- 12 fresh or maraschino cherries with stems, for decoration
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 350
- Protein
- 4.5 g
- Carbs
- 42 g
- Fat
- 18 g
