Black Forest Cake

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Black Forest cake is as iconic as cakes come, but so often its taste and texture fall short of its spectacular looks. We set out to change that.

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Perfect Cake

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Black Forest Cake
The Perfect Cake

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Perfect Cake

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For our Black Forest cake recipe, we switched from chocolate butter cake to a chocolate genoise, a French sponge cake made with cocoa powder, and were pleased with its lightness and more temperate chocolate flavor. We found jarred sour cher...

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