Decadent Black Forest Cake

Decadent Black Forest Cake

  Ready in : 45 mins

Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave European food. Try making Decadent Black Forest Cake at home. One portion of this dish contains about 3g of protein, 14g of fat, and a total of 298 calories. This recipe serves 20 and costs 52 cents per serving. 44 people found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. A mixture of powdered sugar, comstock cherry pie filling, sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. valentin day will be even more special with this recipe. It is brought to you by Foodista. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. It works well as a very budget friendly dessert. Overall, this recipe earns a not so super spoonacular score of 11%.

Ingredients

duncan hines devil's food cake

duncan hines devil's food cake

1 box

comstock cherry pie filling

comstock cherry pie filling

1 can

cream cheese

cream cheese

8 oz

powdered sugar

powdered sugar

2.5 cups

whipping cream

whipping cream

1.5 cups

almond extract

almond extract

0.5 teaspoon

simple syrup glaze

simple syrup glaze

20 servings

water

water

0.25 cup

sugar

sugar

0.25 cup

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Prepare the cake per box directions. Cool 15 minutes and remove from pan and place on a cooling rack. Allow to cool completely.

    wire rack
    wire rack
    frying pan
    frying pan
  2. 2
    Prepare the simple syrup glaze by placing all of the ingredients in a small pot and bringing to a boil. Boil about 3 minutes and remove from heat. Set aside to cool.

    simple syrup

    simple syrup

    pot
    pot
  3. 3
    Prepare frosting by beating the softened cream cheese in a medium bowl until creamy and lump free.

    cream cheese

    cream cheese

    frosting

    frosting

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    bowl
  4. 4
    Add half the whipping cream and beat on low about 30 seconds.

    whipping cream

    whipping cream

  5. 5
    Add half the powdered sugar and beat until all the sugar is mixed in.

    powdered sugar

    powdered sugar

    sugar

    sugar

  6. 6
    Add remaining whipping cream and beat until creamy.

    whipping cream

    whipping cream

  7. 7
    Add the last of the powdered sugar and beat well, about 2 minutes.

    powdered sugar

    powdered sugar

  8. 8
    Add almond extract and beat for about 30 seconds.

    almond extract

    almond extract

  9. 9
    Turn the mixer on high and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.

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    blender
  10. 10
    Assemble the cake

  11. 11
    Trim any uneven parts off the top of your first layer by sawing a serrated knife along the top until the top is level.

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    serrated knife
  12. 12
    Place on a cake stand or plate. Using a pastry brush, brush the top of the cake with an even layer of the simple syrup. Trim the second layer of cake and place on a cooling rack.

    simple syrup

    simple syrup

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    wire rack
    pastry brush
    pastry brush
  13. 13
    Brush with simple syrup and set aside. Discard any left over syrup.

    simple syrup

    simple syrup

  14. 14
    Allow syrup to soak into the cake layers for about 5 or 10 minutes.

  15. 15
    Spread about a cup of frosting over the top of the first cake layer to about a inch from the edge.

    frosting

    frosting

  16. 16
    Spread a layer of cherry pie filling over the frosting to about an inch from the edge of the frosting.

    cherry pie filling

    cherry pie filling

    frosting

    frosting

  17. 17
    Carefully place the second layer of cake on top of the first layer being careful not to put too much pressure on the filling. You dont want the filling to start to ooze out from the sides of the cake.

  18. 18
    Take about 1 cup of frosting out of the bowl and put it into a smaller bowl. This is to prevent the chocolate crumbs from the cake to get into the bowl of frosting.

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    chocolate

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    frosting

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    bowl
  19. 19
    You dont want flecks of cake in your white frosting.

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    frosting

  20. 20
    Spread a thin but even layer of frosting on the sides of the cake. Be sure to fill the space between both cake layers with frosting. This will trap the filling between both cake layers.

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    frosting

  21. 21
    Frost the top of the cake with a thin layer of frosting.

    frosting

    frosting

  22. 22
    Chill for about an hour to set the frosting.

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    frosting

  23. 23
    Remove the cake from the refrigerator and spread the remaining frosting over the sides and top.

    frosting

    frosting

  24. 24
    Form an edge in the frosting on the top of the cake by pushing down into the frosting and building up a ledge of frosting with a small spatula along the edge of the cake.

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    frosting

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    spatula
  25. 25
    You may have to even out the frosting in the center by removing a thin layer of frosting until the edges are higher then the center of the cake.

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    frosting

  26. 26
    Add cherry pie filling to the top filling in the center of the frosting.

    cherry pie filling

    cherry pie filling

    frosting

    frosting

  27. 27
    Chill before serving.