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Black Forest Cake

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Course: Dessert
Keyword: baking, chocolate, dessert
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
2 hours
Total Time2 hours 45 minutes
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
  • 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.
  • Make sure the cake is fully cooked using a toothpick should come out clean.
  • Cool the cake completely, this could take up to 2 hours.
  • While the cake is baking, make the Cherry Liqueur syrup by mixing the cherry liqueur, sugar and water.
  • If baked in a 9 x 13 pan, divide the cake into 2 halves. and add the cherry liqueur syrup.
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup cherry liqueur
  • Then add the halved cake back to the cake.
  • Start adding the cool whipped cream.
  • Add the cherries and shaved chocolate bar on top and use a cheese grater.
  • Eat and enjoy!
  • Also, keep refrigerated since the whipping cream needs to be kept refrigerated.

Notes