![]() Place the eggs, sugar, and salt in the bowl of your stand mixer. Line two 8-inch round baking pan with parchment paper and/or spray well with nonstick cooking spray and set aside. This aerates the dry ingredients so its easier to fold into the egg mixture later and avoid getting flour lumps. Chill until frosting is firm, about 2 hours. In a large bowl, sift together the cake flour, cocoa powder, and salt. Pour chocolate shavings over center of cake. Pipe 12 small mounds of frosting on top of each wedge place a cherry on top of each mound. Drag a 6" x 4" decorating comb (available at Kerekes) over side of cake to produce a ridged pattern. At its simplest, all you need are cookies, whipped cream, a little assembly and some time in the refrigerator (a.k.a. Pipe 3 rows of frosting around side of cake smooth rows until frosting evenly covers side. Black forest cake, which originated in the Black Forest region of Germany, is typically made with a light chocolate sponge cake, soaked with cherry syrup and cherry brandy (Kirsch), then. ![]() I figured if you slice it into 12 generous pieces, each would have 1 tsp of kirsch. The kirsch is not overpowering but you can tell it’s there. From the German ‘kirsch’ (meaning cherry), this is a clear liqueur distilled from cherries and their almond-flavoured stones that is used in sponge cakes, for macerating and to flavour dishes. Transfer remaining frosting to a piping bag fitted with a 3⁄8″ star tip starting at outside edge of top of cake, pipe zig-zag rows of frosting on wedges, staying between scored lines. This black forest cake is an adult cake as it has kirsch (a cherry liqueur) and isn’t overly sweet. Spread a very thin layer of frosting over top of cake using a long knife, score top into 12 wedges. Top with the ice cream, then whipped cream. Spread 2 cups frosting over cake top with remaining cake layer and brush heavily with syrup. Line your loaf pan with plastic wrap and place the smallest cake slice at the bottom of the pan. Place another cake layer on top brush heavily with syrup. Cover with soaked cherries spread 1 cup frosting over cherries. To assemble the cake: Place 1 layer of cake on a cake stand brush heavily with cherry syrup.
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