My old colleague, Khairul Azlina from Kedah requested this recipe. Enjoy baking Ina. You can also view some of my pictures of Black Forest Cake which can be adapt and adopt according to the customer's pleasure. Black Forest Cake Recipe
Basic Sponge Cake
Ingredients
A) 4 egg whites
6 egg yolks
200gm castor sugar
A pinch of salt
10gm ovallette
B) 130gm superfine flour
C) 30ml UHT milk
1tsp vanilla essence
D) 30ml melted butter/cooking oil
Method
1. Pour ingredients (A) into mixing bowl. Place the mixing bowl in a pot of water heated to 40-42C. Mix well.
2. Whip ingredients (A) till light and fluffy.
3. Fold in ingredients (C) slowly and mix well.
4. Mix ingredients (D) till well blended. Coat the cake mould with butter. Pour the mixture into the mould. Bake in preheated oven at 180C for 30-35 minutes.
5. Once baked, invert the cake onto wire rack for 5 minutes and turn over again. This is to prevent the surface of the cake from sinking.
Black Forest Cake Recipe
Ingredients
Chocolate sponge cake
300 gm dark pitted cherries
400gm non-dairy fresh cream
300 gm blueberry pie filling
100 gm choc block
Method
1. Slice the sponge cake into 3 layers.
2. Whisk fresh cream until light and fluffy to make icing. Place one layer cake on cake board and coat with a layer of icing. Place on top the drained dark pitted cherries. Coat again with a thin layer of icing.
3. Sandwich with another layer and repeat the above step with blueberry pie filling.
4. After sandwiching the 3rd layer, cover the whole cake with a layer of icing.
5. Scrape chocolate onto the centre of the cake.