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Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe

It’s a gloomy Wednesday afternoon, it’s drizzling outside and a little chilly, so you decide that a big piece of cake would be the perfect way to lift your spirits—even better, a big slice of handmade Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe!

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What Is Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe?

Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe is a kind of giant chocolate cake composed of layers of chocolate cake, cherries, and cream: Sour cherries are used to make the filling and the layers of a true Black Forest cake are immersed in cherry brandy.

What Does Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe Taste Like?

This rich and creamy Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe has layers of chocolate sponge, whipped cream, and cherries, and it’s incredibly moist and flavorful.

Why You’ll Love Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe?

  • The black forest cake is extremely chocolaty.
  • Genuine cherries are used to make the filling.
  • It’s a tall, handsome three-layer cake!
What Is The Best Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe?

What Is The Best Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe?

What could be more delicious than chocolate and cherries? Utilize this wonderful pairing to its most potential with the Best Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe, which include brownies, a traditional gateau, and more.

Ingredients Required For Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe

The key ingredients of Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe include free-range eggs, caster sugar, self-raising flour, cocoa powder, black cherries in kirsch, cornflour, double cream, white chocolate, plain chocolate (about 46% cocoa solids), and fresh cherries with stalks.

How To Make Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe?

  • Set the oven to Gas 4 or 180°C (160°F fan). Lightly butter two 23cm/9in cake tins, and then line the bottom with greased non-stick baking parchment.
  • Crack the eggs into a mixing basin, add the sugar, and whisk until the mixture thickens and turns pale.
  • Save the juice from the drained cherry jars for the filling. Chop the cherries roughly into quarters.
  • Transfer the cornflour to a small saucepan, whisk in a little amount of the reserved liquid.
  • For the decorating, melt the white and plain chocolates in two separate basins over two pots of gently simmering water.
  • Dive 12 fresh cherries into the plain chocolate on a sheet of nonstick baking paper, then set away to set.
  • Pipe 12 chocolate tree shapes onto the parchment paper that is nonstick, plus an extra few in case they break.
  • Once the chocolate has solidified, trim the tip of the white chocolate piping bag and lightly cover the plain chocolate-dipped cherries with a layer of white chocolate.
  • Spread half of the reserved whipped cream around the sides of the cake, then top with the chocolate trees.
  • Using the remaining reserved cream, pipe cream rosettes over the top edge of the cake. Garnish with chocolate-dipped cherries.
How To Serve Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe?

How To Serve Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe?

I would highly recommend serving the entire Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe on the table for everyone to see before slicing off a large piece for each person to enjoy.

What To Serve With Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe?

The sweetness of the Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe is balanced by the bitterness of a strong espresso or freshly brewed coffee. In addition, the Black Forest cake’s bittersweet tones are enhanced by the grilled and roasted coffee notes.

Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe Variations

  • Chocolate sponge cake layers: Many recipes for traditional black forest cakes fail to achieve the desired lightness. For a more authentic variation, use a sponge cake instead of an oil or butter cake.
  • Cherry filling/syrup: Black forest cake is filled with morello (sour cherries) along with a few other ingredients, and the layers of chocolate cake are soaked in a cherry syrup.
Pro Tips To Make Perfect Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe

Pro Tips To Make Perfect Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe

  • Ingredients need to be kept at room temperature.
  • For a clean release, use parchment paper.
  • For even cake layers, weigh or measure the batter.
  • Bake for a longer period of time at a lower temperature.
  • Use a touch test rather than a toothpick.
  • Allow the cakes to cool fully inside the pan.

How To Store Leftover Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe?

Cake rounds should be stored in the refrigerator until used. Tightly wrap each cooled cake round in plastic wrap. Cake rounds can be frozen for up to three months if they are tightly wrapped in an additional layer of foil. 
Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe

Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe

Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Ingredients

Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Ingredients

For the filling and topping:

For the decoration:

Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe Instructions

Step 1: Turn the oven on to 180°C (160°F fan) or Gas 4. Grease two 23cm/9in cake tins lightly, then line the bottom with non-stick baking parchment that has been greased.

Step 2: In a mixing bowl, crack the eggs, add the sugar, and whisk until the mixture becomes pale and thick enough to pull away from the sides of the bowl with the whisk lifted out.  Add the chocolate powder and sifted flour and fold gently. Spoon mixture into ready-made tins.

Step 3: The sponges should be well risen and starting to pull away from the sides of the pan after 25 to 30 minutes of baking. After transferring to a wire rack to cool, remove the parchment paper.

Step 4: Drain the cherry jars, saving the juice, for the filling. Roughly chop the cherries into quarters. Spoon the cornflour into a small saucepan, mix in a little bit of the liquid that was set aside, and then stir in the rest of the juice.

Step 5: Melt the white and plain chocolates in two different bowls over two pots of gently simmering water for the decorating. On a sheet of nonstick baking paper, dip 12 fresh cherries into the plain chocolate and put aside to harden.

Step 6: On a sheet of paper, draw a rectangle the size of a credit card, then arrange it vertically. Using the rectangle as a template, sketch a tree. Cover the template with a piece of non-stick parchment paper.

Step 7: Pipe 12 chocolate tree shapes onto the nonstick parchment, with a few more in case they shatter. Let it solidify and solidify.

Step 8: After the chocolate has hardened, cut off the tip of the white chocolate piping bag and drizzle a thin layer of white chocolate over the cherries that have been dipped in plain chocolate.

Step 9: Cream should be whipped to delicate peaks. Split the cream in half, reserving one half for the cake’s sides and top. Cut each sponge with a long, sharp knife into two layers.

Step 10: Cover the cake with the chocolate trees after spreading half of the reserved whipped cream around the edges. Pipe cream rosettes around the top edge of the cake using the remaining saved cream, then top with chocolate-dipped cherries for decoration.

Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe Nutrition Facts

Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe Nutrition Facts

NOTES

  • Nutrition values are an estimate only.

DID YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE?

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If you choose to enjoy a frozen portion, let it thaw in the refrigerator for a few hours or overnight. The cake’s structure is preserved and it doesn’t get soggy by thawing it gradually in the refrigerator.

Black Forest gateau is often made up of multiple layers of chocolate sponge cake, whipped cream, and cherries. More whipped cream, maraschino cherries, and chocolate shavings are used to adorn it.

Conclusion

A type of enormous chocolate cake made of layers of chocolate cake, cherries, and cream is called the Mary Berry Black Forest Cake Recipe. An authentic Black Forest cake has layers covered with cherry brandy and filled with sour cherries.
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