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Black Forest Cake
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Black Forest Cake

18 ingredients Serves 8 openrecipes
Black Forest Cake
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

989
Calories
23g
Protein
32g
Fat
148g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Cake not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus more for buttering cake pan
  • 1/2 cup (2 1/2 ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour plus more for dusting cake pan
  • 1/4 cup Dutch-process cocoa
  • Pinch of salt
  • 6 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 3/4 cup (4 3/4 ounces) superfine sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) kirsch
  • 4 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup (4 ounces) powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups
  • , drained, or a 24-ounce jar sour cherries such as morello or amarena
  • 8 fresh cherries with stems (optional)
  • About 2 1/2 ounces dark chocolate (at least 60% cacao) in a single block
  • About 1/2 cup ground dark chocolate (at least 60% cacao) or chocolate cookie crumbs
  • Powdered sugar for dusting

Directions

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By epicurious · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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