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Black Forest Cake

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Course: Dessert
Keyword: baking, chocolate, dessert
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time3 hours
Servings: 8 people
This recipe is super chocolaty with apricot jam and cherry pie filling, and they combine to make this cake very tasty and rich!

Equipment

  • 9 x 13 pan or 2 round cake pans

Ingredients

  • 1 Box Chocolate cake or devil food chocolate cake mix
  • 1/4 cup Cherry Liqueur
  • 1/2 cup White sugar
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • Whipped cream either fresh or Cool Whip
  • 1 jar Apricot jam
  • 1 Chocolate bar
  • 1 Dark chocolate bar
  • 1 can Cherry Pie Filling 21 ounces

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F. Spray the cake pans with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Follow the box instructions to mix the cake and bake. When the cake is fully baked, a toothpick inserted should come out clean.
  • Cool the cake completely, this could take up to 2 hours.
  • Make the Cherry Liqueur syrup by mixing the cherry liqueur, sugar and water in a small bowl.
  • If baked in a 9 x 13 pan, divide the cake into 2 halves.
  • Slowly drizzle the cherry liqueur syrup over the cake sections. Warm the apricot jam to lukewarm in a small pan to make it spreadable consistency, then spread it over the bottom section of the cake. Then spread a thin layer of Cool Whip over the bottom section.
  • Then add the second cake section on top of the cream on the bottom section.
  • Carefully spread the cherries on top, and then a thin layer of Cool Whip. Using a cheese grater, grate shavings from the chocolate bars, and sprinkle on top of the Cool Whip. Chill.
  • Eat and enjoy!
  • Keep refrigerated since the whipping cream needs to be kept refrigerated.