Black Forest Cake

Ingredients :

ü Refined flour – 60 gms

ü Cocoa powder – 60 gms

ü Baking powder – ¼ tsp

ü Soda bi-carb – a pinch

ü Sugar – 120 gms

ü Eggs – 4

ü Melted butter – 120 gms

ü Vanilla essence – 2 drops

    For decoration:

ü Whipped cream – 200 gms

ü Grated chocolate – 15 gms

ü Walnuts or broken cashew nuts

ü or cherries – 50 gms

Method : 

 v Line and grease two 175 mm diameter cake

tins.

v Sift flour, cocoa, soda bicarb and baking

powder together twice.

v Beat eggs and sugar over hot water till thick

like custard sauce. Add vanilla essence.

v Fold in lightly the sieved flour and melted butter, adding a little water to

get pouring consistency.

v Put the mixture in the tins and bake at 400º F for about 20 minutes.

v Cool and sandwich together with the fresh cream and put a thick layer of

cream on top.

v Finish off the decoration with chopped nuts on the sides and grated

chocolate on top.