Black Forest Cake

Black Forest Cake

Moist chocolate cake is filled with a fluffy white frosting and cherries and covered and topped with more frosting, chocolate and even more cherries making this Black Forest Cake one addicting treat.

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

• 3/4 cups cocoa powder unsweetened

• 2 tsp baking soda

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 1 tsp salt

• 2 eggs

• 1 cup buttermilk

• 1 cup coffee cooled

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil

• 2 tsp vanilla

• Homemade cherry pie filling or 1 21 oz can cherry pie filling

• 1/2 semi-sweet baking chocolate bar shaved

• Frosting:

• 2 1/4 cups heavy cream

• 1 1/2 block cream cheese room temp

• 2 1/4 cup powdered sugar

• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1.   Preheat oven to 350.

2.   Line 2 9" round cake pans with parchment paper and spray the edges with non-stick cooking spray.

3.   Mix together in large bowl with hand mixer (or stand mixer) sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt until combined.

4.   Add in eggs, buttermilk, coffee, oil and vanilla and continue to mix until smooth. Don't worry if the batter is runny, it is supposed to be.

5.   Pour batter evenly into pans and bake for about 30 minutes or until center springs back when touched and toothpick comes out clean.

6.   Remove from oven and let cool for about 5-10 minutes then turn out onto cooling racks to cool completely.

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