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Authentic Black Forest Gateau (Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte with Morello Cherries, Whipped Cream, and Dark Chocolate)
The iconic dessert from Germany's Black Forest: delicate cocoa sponge layers infused with cherry essence, filled with sour morello cherries, whipped cream clouds, and finished with shaved dark chocolate curls.
Prep
35 min
Cook
30 min
Total
65 min
Ingredients
8servings
- Cake or all-purpose flour150 g
- Dutch-processed cocoa powder40 g
- Fine caster sugar180 g
- Large fresh eggs4 piece
- Heavy whipping cream (well-chilled)500 ml
- Pitted morello sour cherries350 g
- Dark chocolate bar, shaved into curls80 g
- Pure vanilla extract1 tsp
Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 180°C. Beat eggs with sugar for 8 minutes until pale, thick, and tripled in volume.
8 min timer
2
Sift flour and cocoa powder over the eggs and gently fold in with a spatula using wide lifting motions.
3 min timer
3
Pour batter into a lined 22 cm tin and bake for 28-30 minutes. Cool completely, then slice horizontally into 3 even layers.
30 min timer
4
Whip cold cream with vanilla until stiff peaks form. Layer sponge, drained cherries, and whipped cream; repeat with second layer. Cover with final layer, frost exterior in cream, and coat in dark chocolate curls.
10 min timer
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Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: European Gastronomic Heritage / Public Domain Archives (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) & European Culinary Heritage)
Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) • 17 U.S.C. § 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
