Layers of moist chocolate cake, kirsch flavoured whipped cream, marinated cherries and rich chocolate shavings, makes for the perfect black forest cake aka Schwarzwaelder Kirschtorte dessert served in a glass.
Serving a dessert like this German black forest cake in a glass has many benefits. Besides everyone getting their own individual cake, you prevent people from over eating😊 I personally would not stop at one slice, rich, creamy cakes are right up my alley!
With that in mind, think of all the leftovers. Wait! There won’t be any, because you can prepare the recipe based on the exact number of guests you have invited!
Serving a traditional cake like Black Forest in a glass, is a nice surprise too! It looks stunning and tastes just like the original, deliciously moist and rich.
Equipment
Equipment
- mixing bowls
- baking tray
- mixer or kitchen aid
- spatula
- small pot
- piping bag with star nozzle
- dessert glasses
- round cookie cutter
- pastry brush
Ingredients
for the chocolate cake
- ▢ 3 large eggs
- ▢ 100 gram caster sugar
- ▢ 100 gram plain flour
- ▢ 25 gram cocoa powder
- ▢ 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ▢ 30 gram butter melted but not hot
for the cherries
- ▢ 500 gram morello cherries in juice
- ▢ 2 tablespoon kirsch cherry liquor
- ▢ 2 tablespoon caster sugar
for the decoration
- ▢ 500 millilitre heavy cream for whipping
- ▢ 100 gram dark chocolate
- ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ▢ 2 tablespoon caster sugar
- ▢ 1 tablespoon kirsch cherry liquor
Instructions
For the chocolate cake
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a baking tray 24x24cm (9½x9½inch) with baking paper.
- In a bowl combine the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder and set aside.
- Using a mixer with the whisk attachment, beat the eggs and sugar for about 5 minutes or until the eggs increase/double in volume.
- Add the flour mix to the eggs and carefully combine. Finally add the melted butter (make sure it’s not hot).
- Pour the batter into the cake form and bake for 25 minutes. Check doneness by inserting a skewer, when it comes out clean the cake is done. Remove from the oven and leave it to cool.
For the cherries
- Strain the cherries over a bowl, to keep the cherry juice. Pour the juice into a small pot/pan, add the sugar and kirsch liquor.
- Bring to a gentle simmer and reduce by ⅓. Add the cherries into the syrup and leave to cool at room temperature.
For the decoration
- Shave the sides of the chocolate slab with a peeler to form little curls.
- Whip the cream together with the sugar and vanilla extract until stiff peaks form. Fold the kirsch liquor under the cream and transfer to a piping bag.
To assemble the cake in a glass
- Add a generous amount of whipped cream to the bottom of the glass and add a spoon full of cherries and some juice.
- Sprinkle with a teaspoon of chocolate curls and place a cake layer on top, pressing it gently down so the cream spreads to the sides of the glass.
- Repeat again with a second layer of cream, cherries, chocolate sprinkle and cake. Finish with a thin layer of cream on top. Place the dessert in the fridge for at least 2 hours for the flavours to develop.
- When you are ready to serve dessert, pipe some dots of whipped cream on top through a piping bag with the star nozzle attachment.
- Decorate the glasses with cherries, chocolate curls and a few drops of the cherry juice and serve.
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