Black Forest Cake

Another cake recipe it is!! amazing to make one of my favorite pastry cake and get it right :)
Worth the effort and enjoyed making and eating it with family.

Ingredients :
For sponge :
Flour (maida) - 3/4 cup
Sugar (powdered) - 1 cup + 1tbsp
Baking powder - 1/4 tsp
Cocoa powder  - 4 tsp
Eggs          - 5
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
Baking soda    - 1/4 tsp

Filling & soaking :
Cherries     - 1 cup
Sugar         - 4 tbsp
Water         - 1/2 cup
Rum (optional) - 2 tsp
Cherry syrup   - 1/2cup
Grated chocolate - 1/2 cup
whip cream - 1 cup


Procedure :
For Sponge :

• Sieve flour, baking powder & cocoa powder 2-3 times
• Add vanilla essence, baking soda & sugar to eggs and beat till thick
• Fold in the flour mixture with beaten egg
• Pour it in greased pan & bake in pre-heated oven at 180C for 30 minutes
• Cool the cake & slice horizontally through the center

For filling, soaking & decorating :

• Mix rum, sugar, cherry syrup, water. Soak the 2 sponge slice, 1/2 cup syrup for each
• Spread whipped cream on one half and sprinkle cut cherries. Place 2nd layer & repeat cream,cherries
• Decorate with grated chocolate, cream and cherries
• Chill the cake for 2-3 hours before serving

Tips :

• For better results use only standard measuring cups/spoons
• Before slicing the cake in horizontal half, refrigerate it for > 5 hrs or a day
• Don't beat the egg yolk & white separate. For pastry cakes, it should be not be separated