BLACK FOREST CAKE
one 9-inch round white cake (1/4 inch)
two 9-inch round chocolate cakes (1/4 inch)
use favorite white and chocolate cake recipes
Filling:
1 quart heavy cream
1 1/2 ounces Kirschwasser (cherry brandy)
12 ounces cherry filling
4 ounces chocolate shavings
12 decorating cherries
As a base, use one chocolate cake round, sprinkle with Kirschwasser,
and spread on cherry filling evenly. Then layering cake, cover with 1/3
of nicely whipped heavy cream (stiff peak), one white cake round, sprinkle
with Kirschwasser, cover with 1/3 of nicely whipped cream (stiff peak),
cover with second chocolate cake round, and sprinkle with Kirschwasser.
Cover whole cake with remaining whipped cream (save enough whipped cream
to make 12 rosettes). Sprinkle entire cake with chocolate shavings. Chill
for one hour. Cut into 12 pieces, put a rosette on each piece, place one
cherry on each rosette.
Yield: one 10-inch cake.
