Eggless Black Forest Cake
Easy eggless black forest cake decorated with cherries and chocolate shavings. Lets make your next birthday awesome with this deliciousness!
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake (for 1 layer of cake)
- 1 ½ cup All purpose flour*
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 cup Cocoa powder*
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 cup Milk
- 1/2 cup Oil
- 2 tbsp Water
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract*
- 2 tsp Vinegar*
Cherry Syrup
- 1 cup Water
- 2 tbsp Granulated sugar
- 1 cup maraschino cherries Keep extra cherries sliced up for adding in between each cake layer
Whipped Cream Frosting
- 2 cup Heavy cream
- 2 to 3 tbsp Powdered sugar
Chocolate Shavings
- 300 to 400 g Milk Chocolate, keep it chilled More if you need thicker shavings.
Instructions
Chocolate Cake
- Sift the flour and cocoa powder into a large bowl
- Add the baking soda and salt. Mix everything well.
- In a medium bowl, take the milk and add in the vinegar. Mix and let it stand for 1 minute.
- Add in the sugar to the milk + vinegar mixture and mix till the sugar is dissolved.
- Add in the oil.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix till everything is very well mixed.
- Add in the vanilla and mix. In a 6 inch cake pan, line the bottom with parchment paper.
- Grease the bottom and side with butter and pour the batter into it
- Bake at 350 F for 30 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when put in the middle of the cake.
- Remove the cake from the pan and let it cook on a wire rack
- Repeat all above steps
Cherry Syrup
- In a deep pan, add water, sugar and the cherries.
- Bring to a simmer for 2 to 3 minutes
- Strain the syrup
Whipped Cream Frosting
- Add the heavy cream to a medium sized bowl
- Add the powdered sugar
- Beat using an electric beater till you form stiff peaks
Chocolate Shavings
- Grate the chocolate using a coarse blade grater. If you don't have that grade, then just use whichever you have.
Assembly
- Slice off the top dome on each cake to get a flat top
- Place the first layer on a clean surface
- Brush the top with cherry syrup
- Spread whipped cream on the cake and add sliced cherries on top
- Repeat for the next two layers, except for the top layer don't add sliced cherries
- Spread an even coat of the whipped cream frosting around the cake
- Cover chocolate shavings to halfway up the cake. Add some on the top center as well.
- Top it off with some cherries on top
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Notes
STORAGE OPTIONS: Since whipped cream frosting is used for Black Forest Cake, it stays well in the refrigerator for only 2-3 days.You can also freeze the cake for 2-3 months but I would suggest freezing it before frosting. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator and bring it room temperature before adding frosting and serving.