Ingredients

How to make it

  • Cake:
  • Start by buttering and flouring two 9" cake pans.
  • In a large bowl mix together the dry cake ingredients, then slowly add in all the wet ingredients other than the coffee and mix to combine.
  • Add in the coffee slowly while mixing.
  • Pour in to pans and bake in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for 25-30 minutes or until done.
  • Remove pans from the oven and allow to cool.
  • Butter cream filling:
  • Beat egg yolks.
  • Separately bring water and sugar to a boil. Stir while heating until the soft ball stage is reached (238 F).
  • Very slowly whisk the sugar in to the egg yolks, being careful not to cook the egg.
  • Mix in the butter, chocolate, and kirschwasser.
  • Refrigerate for at least an hour before assembly, you want it as thick as possible for assembly.
  • Whipped cream:
  • Whisk cream while slowly adding in sugar and kirschwasser.
  • Whisk it until it forms stiff peaks (this will take a hell of a lot of work if you try to do it by hand); be careful not to over-mix and form butter.
  • Assembly:
  • Split the cakes so you end up with four layers, and level off the top of one of them.
  • Place the first layer and sprinkle with a 1 T kirschwasser, then spread butter cream filling. Be generous with the filling, and let it soak in for a couple of minutes.
  • Top the layer with 15-20 halved cherries, put the second layer on and repeat.
  • After the first three layers are on, put the fourth layer on (this should be the unleveled cake top), sprinkle with 1 T kirschwasser, and coat the top and sides with whipped cream topping.
  • Decorate the top with halved cherries and shaved semi-sweet chocolate.

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    " It was excellent "
    hungrybear ate it and said...
    A goody
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    " It was excellent "
    goodeat ate it and said...
    This is what i call a cake!! five forky
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    " It was excellent "
    cuzpat ate it and said...
    Very nice cake!!
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  • 22566 14 years ago
    The Kirschwasser,and Coffee had me on this one.

    Very nice recipe.

    Thank-you

    Kind Regards

    Joyce
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  • valinkenmore 14 years ago
    Oh my - this sounds wonderful!
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  • myrna 14 years ago
    ahhh! i grew up in the black forest and this sounds like home!
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    " It was excellent "
    midgelet ate it and said...
    love this stuff
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