Black Forest Cake Recipe

Recipe Ingredients

Egg 1 dozen
Sugar 300 gm
Flour (maida) 250 gm
Coco powder 50 gm
Vanilla essence few drops
Baking powder 25 gm
Sugar syrup 1 cup
Red jam 1 cup
Buttercream as required
Chopped pineapple 1cup
Cherry as required
Piping bag
Cooking chocolate 100 gm
For Buttercream:
Butter 250 gm
Fresh cream 100 ml
Icing sugar 1/2 cup

Recipe Method

Beat eggs with an electric and add 300 gram sugar to it.
When sugar is completely dissolved add flour (maida), coco powder, vanilla essence and baking powder.
Now pour the mixture in a mold and place it in oven at 180 degree centigrade for 40 minutes.
After baking and cooling the cake, cut the cake horizontally from the middle and leave it to cool properly.
Apply 1/2 cup sugar syrup on one part of the cold cake.
Then apply 1/2 cup red jam on it.
Then apply butter cream on it.
At last sprinkle chopped pineapple on it.
Place the other part of the cake over it and apply the remaining sugar syrup, red jam and butter cream on it and completely coat the cake.
Pour butter cream in piping bag and make flowers with it on cake.
Place cherry on each flower.
At last grate the cooking chocolate and sprinkle on the cake.
Black forest cake is ready.
For Buttercream: Pour all the ingredients in a bowl and beat with an electric beater. Refrigerate till chilled.