BLACK FOREST CAKE

BLACK FOREST CAKE

Ingredients:
Chocolate cake-9 inch
Follow my simple chocolate cake recipe @:
https://fhamisfeast.blogspot.com/2019/02/simple-chocolate-cake.html?m=1

Whipped Cream Icing:
Whipping Cream(Heavy)-2 cups
Fine Powdered Sugar-1/3 cup
Pineapple/Vanilla essence- 2-3 drops

For filling &Decorating:
Cherries- 6-7
Bottled Cherry syrup
Cherry pie filling-1 tin

Method:
1.Cut a big chocolate cake into 3 horizontal slices or make 3 thin individual cakes if u don't feel comfortable cutting the cake.
           

2.In a bowl,add the whipping cream and start beating in the egg beater for 3mins.

3.Add the powdered sugar and essence and start beating again till it forms a peak.

4.Whipped cream is ready for icing.

          

More detailed recipe for whipped cream is here:

https://fhamisfeast.blogspot.com/2020/04/whipped-cream.html?m=1

5.Place the first layer of cake and sprinkle some cherry syrup all over.
6.Spread whipped cream all over the cake and apply cherry pie filling all over it.

 

7.Place the second layer of  cake and repeat the process.
         

         

8.Place the third layer of cake apply whipping cream all over and around the cake.




9.Grate some milk chocolate and sprinkle over the sides.
 

10.Decorate with whipped cream and cherries.


11.Cut and serve.
      

      

EASY CHOCOLATE CAKE

EASY CHOCOLATE CAKE 

(NO EGG BEATER,JUST WHISK) 

Ingredients:
All purpose flour/Maida-1 3/4 cup
Sugar-2 cups
Salt-1/2 tsp
Egg-2 (large)
Baking powder-1 1/2 tsp
Baking soda-1 1/2 tsp
Instant Coffee powder-1 tsp
Cocoa powder-3/4 cup
Milk-1/2 cup
Warm water-1/2 cup
Vanilla/Chocolate essence-2tsp
Oil(any flavorless)-1/2 cup

Method:
       Preheat the oven @350°F
1.Measure all the dry ingredients.
2.Sieve all purpose flour/ maida,baking soda, baking powder,cocoa powder.keep aside.


3.In a bowl,add sugar,salt,instant coffee powder ,warm water,milk,vanilla/Chocolate essence and blend well.
4.Beat the eggs in a whisk for 2-3 mins.
5.Add the beaten eggs to the sugar mixture.

Milk+vanilla ess

Coffee powder + warm water

Beaten egg

Egg+sugar+milk+coffee

             
6.Now add oil and the dry flour mixture .
7.Add the wet ingredients to the dry mixture little by little and blend with a whisk without any lumps.

8.Grease a baking tray with butter or dust it with flour or add a parchment paper.
9.Pour the batter to the tray and tap it twice for the batter to settle well.


10.Bake in the oven @350°F for 30 - 40 mins,or until a toothpick/knife inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
11.Let it cool and come to room temperature.
12.Run a knife through the edges and turn it upside down.
13.Remove the parchment paper.Flip it over.

 
         
14.Delicious chocolate cake is ready to be frosted, or served as a tea time cake.
               

Note:
•This batter is quite thin compared to the other cake batters.
               

•Add any oil ,other than olive oil or any high flavoured oil,as the smell may destroy the taste of the cake.
•This cake is good to be served just with a dust of powdered sugar.
•This cake batter works well for making  black forest cakes too.