🍒 Black Forest Cake (3 Layers) 🍫
A classic, elegant dessert with layers of rich chocolate cake, luscious cherries, and light whipped cream — perfectly balanced and irresistibly indulgent.
🧾 Ingredients
For the Chocolate Cake
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2½ cups sugar
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2½ tsp baking powder
- 1½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup hot water or coffee (enhances chocolate flavor)
For the Cherry Filling
- 2 cups cherries (fresh or canned)
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)
- ½ cup water
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Optional: 1–2 tbsp cherry syrup or juice
For the Whipped Cream Frosting
- 3 cups heavy whipping cream (very cold)
- ½ cup icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For Decoration
- Chocolate shavings or curls
- Whole cherries
- Optional: chocolate chips
👩🍳 Instructions
🍫 1. Bake the Cake Layers
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Grease and line three 8-inch cake pans.
- In a bowl, mix all dry ingredients.
- Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Mix well.
- Pour in hot water or coffee (batter will be thin) and mix gently.
- Divide evenly into pans.
- Bake for 25–30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cakes cool completely.
🍒 2. Prepare the Cherry Filling
- In a saucepan, combine cherries, sugar, and water.
- Cook for 5–7 minutes.
- Mix cornflour with a little water, then add to the mixture.
- Stir until thickened.
- Add vanilla and let it cool completely.
☁️ 3. Whip the Cream
- Beat cold cream, icing sugar, and vanilla until stiff peaks form.
🎂 4. Assemble the Cake (3 Layers)
Layer 1
- Place first cake layer
- Brush with cherry syrup (optional)
- Spread whipped cream
- Add cherry filling
Layer 2
- Place second layer and repeat the process
Layer 3
- Add the final layer
- Cover the entire cake with whipped cream
✨ 5. Decorate
- Add chocolate shavings around the cake
- Pipe whipped cream on top
- Garnish with whole cherries 🍒
💛 Rich, creamy, and beautifully layered — this timeless Black Forest cake is perfect for celebrations and special moments!
