This tasty recipe will revolutionize your nightly dessert plans and your party planning. Make each Black Forest Cake in an individual glass.
📖 Recipe
Ingredients
Cocoa Cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa
- ¼ cup white sugar (organic for vegan-friendly)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 6 eggs
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoon coconut oil
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Icing
- 3 cups heavy cream
- ¼ cup white sugar (organic for vegan-friendly)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Syrup
- 1 tablespoon vodka
- ¼ cup water
- 2 cup frozen cherries
- Topping
- 1 cup fresh cherries
- ¼ cup dark chocolate, grated
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F.
- Mix the dry ingredients of the cake together.
- With a mixer, mix the eggs until the mixture whitens a little, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Melt the butter and coconut oil together. Let it cool a little and slowly add it to the eggs. Mix for 2 to 3 minutes until you have a shiny and glossy texture.
- Add the dry ingredients slowly, along with the almond milk.
- Mix until thick.
- Spread the cake with a spatula in a hinged 12" mold with parchment paper at the bottom.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- In the meantime, use a mixture to whip the icing ingredients together. Make a very firm whipped cream.
- Heat the water for the syrup and add the cherries and vodka. Simmer for 10 minutes until cherries are soft. Let it cool.
- To assemble the cake, the cake must be cold to handle. Cut it into small cubes.
- Place cake cubes at the bottom of the glass.
- Put about ¼ cup of whipped cream on the cake.
- Pour syrup on top of the whipped cream.
- Take more cake cubes and place on top of the cherry syrup.
- Put the remaining whipped cream on top.
- Grate dark chocolate over the top and garnish with cherries.
Nutrition (estimated per serving)
Calories: 764kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 12gFat: 57gSaturated Fat: 36gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 278mgSodium: 400mgPotassium: 417mgFiber: 4gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 1917IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 217mgIron: 4mg
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Thomas says
Wow. I will try this soon.
Viana @ maplewoodroad.com says
OMG, I absolutely love this ideas for parties! How fun!
bestringtoness.com says
Sunday was my birthday, and because I was traveling all day, it went by so fast. This year I didn t feel very festive As my friend Brittany said, I am now a quarter of a century old! I don t really like the sound of that ahhh! Since I didn t get to make myself a birthday cake this year, I made this Black Forest cake (Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte in German), in a glass, because this is one of my favorite cakes and I didn t want to make an entire cake for myself since nobody is around this week to help me eat it! Last year I made Nutella Whoopie Pies, so I wanted to continue the tradition. This is a great dessert recipe for one, or two. I always use Morello cherries from Trader Joes, they are so delicious! The kirschwasser is usually a must when preparing a Black Forest cake, but if you don t have it you can leave it out and it will still taste delicious!