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Monday, May 9, 2011

Black Forest Cake

Hi friends....Many special days came my way last week...so cudnt spend more than 5 mins on blog....First and foremost it was our 3rd wedding anniversary on 4th....which was a very very lucky day for us....a new member joined our family...A Nikon D3100....:)....I should say that I have got the most loving husband.....Then a small get together and then came Mothers day....My son gave me a cute gift....know what??? He called me Amma...even though he had been calling me earlier my hubby never agreed that he is calling amma...he wud say that he is just crying...but yesterday he agreed....So that made my day...
       I had wanted to make a cake with frosting this time...I had never done this before...so finally decided to make Black forest for anniversary.....After searching a lot of places I finally made a cake using many recipes from Internet....The base cake is from sanjeev kapoor's site...and then  filling of my own....cake was really good...Learned many lessons while frosting and ya after that too:)...Anyways the cake was successful as the person for whom I made it enjoyed it a lot and was surprised too...:) So here is the recipe...


All purpose Flour/Maida-1/2 cup
Cocoa-3 tbsp
Baking Powder-1 tsp
Eggs-3 no
Sugar-6 tbsp


For Filling: 
Whipping Cream-2 cup
Cherries-1/2 cup
Sugar-4 tbsp
Water-1 Cup
Chocolate Shavings as needed.
Sprinkles little.
To make sugar syrup, mix water with sugar and cherry and boil for some time. Cool and keep aside. Drain the cherry from syrup and use it for decoration and filling

For Cake:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 F, grease a 8 inch pan.
2. Sift the flour,baking powder,cocoa thrice and keep aside.
3. Beat the egg for sometime,add the sugar and mix till it becomes thick and pale,about 10 to 15 mins.
4. Add the sifted mixture over the egg and fold gently.Transfer the batter to cake pan and bake for 25 to 30 min. or until spongy to touch. Cool in the pan for 5 min and then on the rack.
5. When completely cooled cut horizontally to three pieces or just to half for layers.Take each layer, sprinkle some sugar syrup. Whip the cream till it becomes stiff.
6. Place the bottom piece on a rotating plate or the plate you would be using, apply a layer of whipping cream,and on top of that a few crushed cherries.
7. Place the next layer and do the same thing,finally keep the last layer and apply cream on top and sides,and give a smooth finish to it.
8. Use a piping bag with star nozzle and decorate with curls, place  whole cherries on top and some sprinkles and spread the chocolate shavings on cake.Chill and serve.





Tips:
1. Level the cake before frosting...I dint do that :(.
2. Dust any cake particles too..
3. Add little sugar to whipping cream if needed.


55 comments:

  1. Reshmi, that black forest cake looks something to die for. Seriously. I am such a big fan of black forest adn this is absolutely gorgeous. Congrats on all your special days :)

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  2. This is my favorite cake of all time... When ever I see a photo of it...I feels like eating some...and so is now!!

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  3. Am a great fan of black forest cake.. lovely recipe.. congrats on your new camera!
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  4. So Sweet.. hope you guys had a good time..Congrats Dear..Cake came out very well..

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  5. Congrats dear..Love this cake so much..this looks so yummy,perfectly baked.

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  6. Belated anniversary wishes!Cake looks great.
    I would say the gift from your son is the cutest of all!:)

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  7. Delicious looking cake. Belated wishes for you anniversary and congrats on all your special days.

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  8. All time favorite Cake.Luks Superb..Belated Anniversary Wishes dear.. :)

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  9. congrats on all good things came along the way and so cute if ur son! and yum cake!

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  10. Congrats on your 3rd anniversary and for all your sweet moments...Cake looks super delicious and yummy...

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  11. Cake looks professional...am drooling....and congrats on the milestones!

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  12. Happy belated Anniversary and Mothers day Reshmi.Black forest cake looks sooo good.Wish I had a slice that yummy cake of yours.

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  13. I want to have a slice of that cake now!Looks so good!! and congrats on all your special days.

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  14. Happy Anniversary you too and Happy Mother's Day to you!!
    Black Forest Cake is my absolute favorite. I am not huge on sweet desserts but whenever I go to India, I make sure I have at least one slice of this cake. I am not a good baker. I always end up burning things but I am going to give this one a try. Thank you for sharing :)

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  15. wow cake is fab...nice cute family

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  16. The cake looks awesome... Congrats for your anniversary!! All the sweet memories wud have doubled the happiness!! Enjoy!! :-)

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  17. wow..this is my fav cake..never thought that we can make this so nicely at home..good job...yum yum

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  18. Wishing you more and more happy days to celebrate..cake looks fabulous.

    Aaha Oho

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  19. wow the cake is a masterpiece! belated wishes for ur anniversary. ur son really gave u a special gift too!!

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  20. looks like you had a great time making that cake and then enjoying eating it :)

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  21. Reshmi, Happy anniversary to you. and Black forest cake looks delicious.

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  22. Congratulations Reshmi . Your cake looks yum

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  23. very tempting .... lovely and fabulous ....belated annivery wishes....
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  24. Belated anniversary wishes!Cake looks great.

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  25. Happy anniversary n thanks for the recipe :)

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  26. My belated wishes yaar.. Cake looks awesome and pakka..Super dear

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  27. Cake looks absolutely delicious.
    Belated Anniversary wishes.
    South Indian Home

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  28. Fantastic black forest cake!! Congrats dear:)

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  29. Belated anniversary wishes dear... That cake looks so creamy and yum...

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  30. Congrats on your special days! Am drooling here...Cute cake.
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  31. Cake looks yum ..nice family pic..hope u had a lovely day

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  32. wishing you the best Reshmi. What a lovely way to celebrate. Hugs to you.

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  33. This has been on my list for long time. Hope to get to it sometime soon. Looks yummy ..

    Vardhini
    VardhinisKitchen

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  34. wishes to u both on ur anniversary.great way to clebrate the occasion with perfectly made black forest cake

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  35. Belated anniversary wishes, Reshmi..This cake looks perfect..You have done a great job!

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  36. congrats and the black forest loookssss yummyyyyyy.......god bless ....

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  37. Happy belated anniversary! We had our 5th anniversary earlier this month.

    You must be enjoying that new camera :)

    Duncan In Kuantan

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  38. Congrats dear, my hearty wishes for all your special days..Cake looks extremely addictive and prefect..

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  39. Belated happy anniversary!!! This sinful & delightful cake is the perfect one to celebrate the happy occassion!!
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  40. looks goooooooooood... marvellous job, girl.....and belated anniversary wishes... and congrats on ur baby's AMMA.... I was so thrilled when my son called amma for the first time... (my daughter called dada first!!!) wink

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  41. Belated anniversary & congrats on ur new camera.Cake looks perfect & yum...
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  42. thr r some awards for u in my blog pls come and collect it......

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  43. Congrats on the anniversary and the double gifts- what more could a food blogger mom ask for, elle? Hey your cake looks just like the store bought one- I'm in awe. Black forest is one of my all time favorite flavors.

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  44. congrats on your special days.......hope u had a great time.......nd cake looks very nice.....

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  45. Congrats dear and it is perfect for celebration...cakes luks delicious...

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  46. This cake looks amazingly delicious. I would love to have a slice of it. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary

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  47. belated anniversary wishes reshmi...
    and ur black forest cake is a treat for ur eyes so thank u for that...

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  48. Belated wishes for you anniversary!!! The cake is absolutely gorgeous.....very apt for the special occasion....

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  49. Awesomeness! happy anniversary and look forward to some dazzling pictures on your blog with your new toy :) Cake looks perfectly fitting for the occasion!

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  50. Belated wishes Reshmi,Cake looks creamy moist and delicious.

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  51. Congrats Reshmi..black forest cake looks yum!!

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  52. Belated Anniversary Wishes to both of u ! Thats a beautiful cake and nice family pictures !

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  53. I'm late ... Happy belated anniversary! Wow ... beautiful cake. Great job!

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  54. Goshh. i was searching recipes for cakes.. I love blackforest cake too.. And yours looks absolutely fantastic :D Cant wait to have one..

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