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Black Forest Cherry Torte Recipe


Black Forest Cherry Torte Recipe
A cake that you truely make from scratch. I hope you'll like it too!

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Ingredients
  • Torte
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup cocoa
  • 1/4 tspn salt
  • 6 eggs (separated)
  • 1 tspn vanilla
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1/2 tspn cream of tartar
  • Brandy Glaze
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 4 tspn water
  • 1/4 tspn Brandy extract + 1 tbspn water (if desired)
  • Whipped Cream Frosting
  • 3 cups Heavy whipping cream
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tspn Brandy extract (if desired)
  • Shaved milk chocolate
  • Maraschino cherries (well drained)

Directions
  1. Combine flour, cocoa and salt; sioft together severak times and set aside.
  2. In small mixer bowl beat egg yolks and vanilla till thick and lemon colored.
  3. Gradually add 3/4 cup of the sugar.
  4. Continue beating till thick and light, about 6 mins total. Set aside.
  5. Thoroughly wash beaters.
  6. In large mixer bowl beat egg whites and cream of tartar till soft peaks form.
  7. Gradually add the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, beating till sugar dissolves and stiff peaks form.
  8. Fold egg yolk mixture into egg white mixture.
  9. Sift flour mixture over egg mixture and fold in gently but thoroughly.
  10. Turn batter into 2 ungreased deep 9 inch round cake pans.
  11. Bake at 350* for 25 mins. or till done.
  12. Invert pans on racks to cool.
  13. When completely cool, loosen sides and remove from pans.
  14. Meanwhile, prepare brandy glaze;
  15. In a small sauce pan combine sugar, water and Brandy extract. Cook and stir over low heat till sugar desolves brush over top of cake layers.
  16. Prepare whipped cream frosting;
  17. Pour whipping cream in a mixer bowl and whip.
  18. add powdered sugar a little bit at a time until all is combined.
  19. Beat till thick and light . Add 1/4 tspn Brandy extract if desired. Spread on tops of both cake layers; stack top sides up, and frost sides.
  20. Sprinkle with shaved chocolate and garnish with cherries.
  21. Chill well before serving. Store in refrigerator

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