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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Black Forest Decadence Cake

Black Forest Decadence Cake Recipe is a real showpiece. chocolate layers filled with cherry cream and topped with a chocolate glaze. Crown with stemmed maraschino cherries.

Ingredients:
1 Dark chocolate cake mix (2 layer size)
2 cups (500ml) Whipping cream (or 4 cups, 1 L, whipped topping)
1 tbsp (15ml) Icing (confectioner’s) sugar
19 0z (540 ml) Can of cherry pie filling

For Glaze:
6 Semisweet chocolate baking squares (1 oz., 28 g, each), cut up
1/2 cup (125 ml) Light cream (half-and-half)

Method:
Prepare cake according to package directions. Bake in 2 greased 9 inch (22 an) round layer pans. Cool. Turn out onto rack Split each to make 4 layers.

Beat whipping cream and icing sugar ¡n large bowl until stiff. Reserve 1 cup (250 mL) for garnish.

Fold pie Filling into remaining whipped cream. Spread 1f cherry-cream mixture over 3 layers, stacking as each is spread.

Add fourth layer to tope Glaze: Melt chocolate with light cream in medium saucepan on low, stirring constantly, until smooth.

Set pan in cold water. Whisk until cooled enough to be slightly pourable. Drizzle over top of cake, allowing some to run down sides.

Chill. Garnish with reserved whipped cream. Cuts into 16 wedges.

Black Forest Decadence Cake Recipe