Chocolate BlackForest

Hello Friends!!!

 

 

I have been very busy for the past 2 weeks and I miss my blogging days!!! Well This month has been very busy as got lots of parties and anniversaries to bake it for my friends and my hubby's b'day :) Will post pics shortly :)

 

Herewith I made Chocolate Black forest for my hubby's star birthday as he is very fond of chocolates and of course chocolaty flavor :) Priya is my close pal and I loved all of her baking stuffs in her blog. Do visit her blog Cook Like Priya  and see amazing recipes and I like to bake,decorate and celebrate it with my family and friends

 

 

 

 

Recipe Source: Chocolate Black Forest

 

 

Ingredients for Cake

• 2 Cups of All Purpose Flour
• 2 Cups Granulated sugar
• 3/4 Cup Cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 Tsp Baking powder
• 1 1/2 Tsp Baking Soda
• 3/4 Tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cup Milk
• 1 Tsp Instant Coffee powder
• 3/4 cup Vegetable oil
• 2 Eggs

Method:

 

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F or 180 C Line  the 2 8 Inch Baking pan greased it with oil and dust it with some flour and keep aside
2. Sift the flour along with cocoa powder, sugar,baking powder and baking soda in a bowl..add salt into t he bowl after sieve.
3. Add the wet ingredients like eggs, milk, coffee powder and oil to it and mix well
4. Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture bowl and mix well until it is well incorporated.
5. Pour into the greased baking pans and tap out once on the counter top
6. Bake it for about 20 to 25 mins or until the tooth pick comes out clean
7. Allow it to cool on the cooling rack

Ingredients for Chocolate whipped cream

 

• 2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream
• 3-4 Tbsp Cocoa powder
• 2 Tsp Vanilla extract
• 4 Tbsp Icing sugar

Method:

 

1. Allow the whisk attachment with bowl into the freezer to have it cool for about 30 mins.
2. After 30 mins pour the cream into the bowl with whisk attachment
3. Beat it until it is frothy and gets peak form
4. Add vanilla extract cocoa powder and icing sugar to it
5. mix well to get peak form and it will b stiff.

 

Assenbly:

 

 

• Cut the top layers of the sponge cake and make into 4 layers
• Apply cream on each and every layer till the top cake is covered and all sides
• Decorate it with whipped cream, chocolate curls and chocolate shavings.
• Place cherries on the top (optional)