Recipe For Black Forest Cake

Black Forest Cake

Ingredients

.....2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
.....2 cups sugar
.....3/4 cup cocoa
.....1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
.....3/4 teaspoon soda
.....3/4 teaspoon salt
.....1/2 cup shortening
.....3 eggs
.....1 cup milk
.....1 tablespoon vanilla extract
.....3 cups whipping cream
.....1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
.....1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling

Preparation

Combine first 6 ingredients in a large mixing bowl; stir until well mixed. Add shortening, eggs, milk, and vanilla; beat mixture 3 minutes at low speed with electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally.

Grease two 9 inch cake pans; line bottom with waxed paper. Pour batter into pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cook cake in pans for 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely.

Split cake layers in half horizontally to make 4 layers. Make fine crumbs using 1 cake layer; set crumbs aside.

Beat whipping cream until foamy; gradually add powdered sugar, beating until soft peaks form. Place 1 cake layer on cake platter; spread with 1 cup whipped cream, and top with 3/4 cup cherry pie filling. Repeat with second layer, and then top with third cake layer. Frost sides and top with whipped cream, reserving a small amount for garnish. Pat cake crumbs generously aruond sides of cake. (There may be leftover cake crumbs.) Spoon dollops of whipped cream around top of cake; spoon remaining pie filling on centerof top. Chill well.

Yield: one 9 inch cake