Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte Authentic Recipe | TasteAtlas

Ingredients

• SHORTCRUST PASTRY BASE
• 125g (1/2 cup + 2 tbsp) sugar
• 250g (1 cup + 2 tbsp) butter
• 500g (4 cups + 1 tbsp + 1 tsp) flour
• a pinch of baking powder
• 1 egg
• salt
• 8g (1 1/2 tsp) vanilla sugar
• lemon juice
• CHOCOLATE SPONGE BASE
• 6 eggs
• 200g (1 cup) sugar
• 170g (1 1/2 cups) flour
• 30g (1/4 cup) cocoa
• 60g (1/4 cup) melted butter
• CREAM AND DECORATION
• 50g (1.75 oz) redcurrant or raspberry jam
• 1 L (4 cups + 2 tbsp) whipped cream (sweetened with 100g/1/2 cup of sugar)
• 3 tabs of gelatin
• 250g (8.8 oz) sour cherries, pitted
• 100g (3.5 oz) kirsch
• 50g (1.75 oz) chocolate flakes
• 16 cherries for decoration