Black Forest Cake

Name: Black Forest Cake
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients: 2 cups, jarred sour cherries in light syrup, drained, 1 cup syrup reserved (or high-quality canned sour cherries, drained); 1/2 cup, kirsch or other cherry-flavored liqueur; 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces; 99 grams), sugar; 1 recipe, recipe; 1/4 cup (1 3/4 ounces; 50 grams), sugar; 1 tablespoon, cornstarch; 3 cups, heavy cream, chilled; 1 1/2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 7 ounces (198 grams), bittersweet chocolate

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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

SERVES8 to 10

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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