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.
Black forest cake icing recipe video.
To assemble cut each cake into two horizontal layers.
Place 1 cup cream filling in a heavy duty resealable plastic bag.
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Perfect icing recipe for the carrot cake i made.
To simplify this recipe we used a boxed cake mix.
The cake baked up beautifully the cherries were perfect and the whole thing just came together wonderfully.
Place bottom layer on a serving plate.
Top with 1 2 cup cream filling.
Black forest cake is traditionally made with a chocolate sponge cake and a rich cherry filling.
Triangle in one corner of bag.
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.
The only thing i modified was using confectioner sugar instead of granulated as the recipe suggested.