Black Forest cake
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Alternative names | Black Forest gâteau |
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Place of origin | Germany |
Main ingredients | Chocolate cake, cherries, whipped cream, maraschino cherry |
The Black Forest cake, also called Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, is an authentic German cake made up of a chocolate layer cake with cherries in the middle and whipped cream on top. They are traditionally made with fresh Morello cherries, poached in a sugar syrup and pitted. It is a variation of the chocolate cake, and sometimes decorated with chocolate curls.[1]
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A Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte
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Cherry Black Forest Cake
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Another Black Forest Cake
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- ↑ Periplus Mini Cookbooks Classic Essential Cakes
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