Moist black forest


List of ingredients


6 eggs


150 g of flour


150 g of sugar


40 g cocoa


75 ml of milk


sour cherries in syrup


1 C. cinnamon


1 sachet of baking powder


2 sachets of vanilla sugar


50 g dark chocolate


50 cl of liquid cream


50 g icing sugar


1 sachet of whipped cream (optional)


Kirsch (optional)



Recipe steps


Separate whites from yellows.


Whisk the yolks and the sugar + the vanilla sugar, then add the milk


Add the cocoa powder


Add the sifted flour and bakking powder then the cinnamon


Beat the whites until stiff with a pinch of salt or a tsp. lemon juice


Gently fold the egg whites into the preparation


Pour into a buttered mold and bake at 180 ° C (preheated oven) for 35 minutes


Prepare the whipped cream: whip the very cold cream in a very cold container too. Add the icing sugar once the cream has started to thicken. Add vanilla and whipped cream if you have it.


Assemble the cake: cut the sponge cake in 2 or 3 once it has cooled


Soak the sour cherry syrup (here it is possible to put a few drops of Kirsch to make the cake alcoholic)


Spread a layer of whipped cream, scatter a few sour cherries, and repeat with the other layers


Finish the cake by covering it with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.