Name: Blackforest Cake recipe by D Lasya at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: for cake -; Maida 1 cup; Powdered sugar 1 cup; Cocoa powder 4 tablespoons; Eggs 2; Butter 1/2 cup; Baking powder 1 tablespoons; Vanilla essence 1/2 tablespoon; For sugar syrup -; 2/3 cup cherries (canned); Cherry syrup (from canned cherries); For Frosting -; 3 cups dairy free whipping cream; Vanilla essence 1\2 tablespoons; Powdered sugar 10 tablespoons; For decoration; Chocolate shavings ( optional)

Ingredients Serving: 4

for cake -
Maida 1 cup
Powdered sugar 1 cup
Cocoa powder 4 tablespoons
Eggs 2
Butter 1/2 cup
Baking powder 1 tablespoons
Vanilla essence 1/2 tablespoon
For sugar syrup -
2/3 cup cherries (canned)
Cherry syrup (from canned cherries)
For Frosting -
3 cups dairy free whipping cream
Vanilla essence 1\2 tablespoons
Powdered sugar 10 tablespoons
For decoration
Chocolate shavings ( optional)

Instructions

In a bowl add butter and beat it till it becomes soft and fluffy.
2.Now add powdered sugar to it and beat it well
3.Add two eggs to this and beat well.
4.In another bowl seive all the dry ingredients like Maida, cocoa powder , baking powder and mix this with the eggs batter.
5.Beat this mixture well .
6.Add 3 tablespoons milk if you are batter is thick.
7.Add vanilla essence and mix this well
8.Take a cake pan and line it with parchment paper and pour your cake batter into it and bake it for 30 minutes at conventional mode in 180 degrees.
9. To check your cake is ready or not insert a toothpick into it if it comes out clear your cake is ready
10. Take the cake from the oven and let it cool down or u also can keep it in the fridge for 5 hours
For icing
Take non diary whipping cream and beat it for 20 to 30 minutes.
Add 5 tablespoons of powdered sugar to this and also add vanilla essence to this and beat this for another 10 minutes
You should beat your whipping cream until it forms peaks
For syrup
Take 1/2 cup sugar and add 1\2 cup water to this and heat them for 4 to 5 minutes
Now take sugar syrup from canned Cherries and mix this with the syrup which we made
Icing the cake
Cut the cake into three equal layers
Now take one layer of cake and add sugar syrup to this add a lot of sugar syrup to this as it will keep the cake soft and moist
Take a big dollop of whipping cream and spread it on the cake well.
Put another layer on this and repeat the same process
After doing this with all layers cover the sides and the top of the cake with the whipping cream .
Take a chocolate bar and by using a peeler make chocolate shaving and cover the sides of the cake with this
In a icing bag make your own designs on the cake
Chill this cake for 3 hours and serve it.

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