Black Forest Cake Recipe

Name: Black Forest Cake Recipe
Total time: 90 min
Ingredients: 8 ounces milk chocolate candy bars; 1 cup canned dark sweet pitted cherries, drained and juice reserved; 2 tablespoons kirsch or 2 tablespoons Cointreau liqueur; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 2/3 cup cherry juice, from canned cherries; 6 eggs, at room temperature; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, sifted before measuring; 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa; 2/3 cup sweet butter or 2/3 cup margarine, melted; 1/3 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup water; 3 tablespoons kirsch (cherry brandy) or 3 tablespoons Cointreau liqueur (orange liqueur); 3 cups heavy cream; 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

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A German cherry cake based on a recipe from McCall’s Cooking School, page #41 under Cakes, Cookies. The intro says, “One taste of this fab

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Ingredients

8 ounces milk chocolate candy bars
1 cup canned dark sweet pitted cherries, drained and juice reserved
2 tablespoons kirsch or 2 tablespoons Cointreau liqueur
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2/3 cup cherry juice, from canned cherries
6 eggs, at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup all-purpose flour, sifted before measuring
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
2/3 cup sweet butter or 2/3 cup margarine, melted
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons kirsch (cherry brandy) or 3 tablespoons Cointreau liqueur (orange liqueur)
3 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar