Black Forest Cake

By ccavins

Nobody left the dinner table early when Grandma was
serving this cake dessert.

Ingredients

• 2 (20-0unce) cans tart pitted cherries, undrained
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 (9-inch) chocolate cake layers, baked and cooled
• 3 cups cold whipping cream
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 25mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. Drain cherries, reserving 1/2 cup juice.
Combine reserved cherry juice, cherries, granulated sugar and cornstarch in saucepan. Cook and stir over low heat until thickened. Add vanilla and stir.

2. Split each cake layer in half horizontally.
Crumble one half layer; set aside.

3. Beat cold whipping cream and the confectioners' sugar
in large bowl with an electric mixer set at high speed until stiff peaks form. Reserve 1 1/2 cups whipped cream for decorative piping.

4. Place one cake layer on serving plate.
Spread with 1 cup whipped cream; top with 3/4 cup cherry topping. Top with second cake layer, 1 cup whipped cream and 3/4 cup cherry topping; top with third cake layer.
Spoon remaining cherry topping over top of cake.

5. Frost cake sides with remaining whipped cream; pat gently with reserved cake crumbs.

6. Spoon reserved 1 1/2 cups whipped
cream into pastry bag fitted with star tip; pipe
around top and bottom edges of cake. Spoon remaining cherry topping over top of cake.