A modern version of the Black Forest Cake from Morton’s The Steakhouse.
December 2008
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Black Forest Cake
Page 2: Recipe
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Black Forest Cake Recipe
Now, the six-step preparation of the Black Forest Cake.
1. Yellow Cake Ingredients
- 2-1/4 cups cake flour
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- Raspberry preserves (if not using Kirsch)
- Morello/maraschino cherries or cherry topping for garnish
(See photo of cherry topping on next page)
- Shaved chocolate for garnish
(Mini chips can be used—see photo on next page; chocolate sprinkles can be substituted, but they don’t provide the same luxurious flavor and texture as real shaved or grated chocolate)
Yellow Cake Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
- Using an electric mixer on low speed with the paddle attachment, incorporate all ingredients slowly; mix until well-blended. Increase mixer speed to high; mix for two minutes more, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
- Pour batter into pans. Bake for 25 minutes until cake springs to the touch. Set aside to cool.
2. Chocolate Cake Ingredients
- 3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1-3/4 cups sugar
- 1-1/4 cups milk
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1-1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 large eggs
Chocolate Cake Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease two 9-inch round cake pans; dust with cocoa.
- Using an electric mixer, on low speed with the paddle attachment, incorporate all ingredients slowly; mix until well-blended.
- Increase mixer speed to high; mix for two more minutes, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
- Pour batter into pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes until cake springs to the touch. Set aside to cool.
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Maraschino cherries can be iffy in terms of their cloying flavor, but if you look hard, you can find gourmet varieties with the stems intact. TillenFarms.com will be introducing a gourmet maraschino cherry soon. Cake photo by Sasongko | BSP. |
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