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Black Forest gateau (Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte)

Name: Black Forest gateau (Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte)
Cuisine: Germany
Ingredients: For the sponge: 6 eggs; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup flour; 1/3 cup cocoa; 1 tsp baking powder. For the filling: 500 ml cold whipping cream; 4 tbsp icing sugar; 500 g pitted black cherries (fresh or tinned), cooked with a little sugar, cornflour and concentrated cherry juice instead of alcohol (alcohol-free halal alternative); Dark chocolate shavings and whole cherries, to decorate

Arabic name تورتة الغابة السوداء

Original name Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte

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Ingredients (8)

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For the sponge: 6 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1/3 cup cocoa
1 tsp baking powder. For the filling: 500 ml cold whipping cream
4 tbsp icing sugar
500 g pitted black cherries (fresh or tinned), cooked with a little sugar, cornflour and concentrated cherry juice instead of alcohol (alcohol-free halal alternative)
Dark chocolate shavings and whole cherries, to decorate

Method

Whisk the eggs with the sugar for 8–10 minutes until pale and fluffy, then gently fold in the sifted flour, cocoa and baking powder.
Pour the batter into a greased tin and bake at 180 °C for 25–30 minutes. Leave to cool completely, then slice horizontally into 3 layers.
Cook the cherries with the sugar, cornflour and concentrated cherry juice until slightly thickened into a filling, then leave to cool.
Whip the cream with the icing sugar until it holds firm peaks.
Assemble the cake by alternating a layer of sponge, a layer of cherry filling and a layer of cream, finishing with the last sponge layer. Cover entirely with cream and decorate with chocolate shavings and whole cherries.