BLACK FOREST CAKE

by SHAMNA
(DUBAI,UAE)

BLACK FOREST CAKE

PREPARATION TIME : 30 mins
COOKING TIME : 35 - 40 mins
SERVES : 12

INGREDIENTS

MILKMAID Sweetened Condensed Milk - 1 tin (400g)

Butter - 100g

Maida - 175g (1¾ cup)

Cocoa - 3-4 heaped tbsp (25g)

Baking Powder - 1 tsp

Soda Bicarbonate - 1 tsp

Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp

Aerated soda - 1 cup (150 ml)

For Icing:

Tinned Cherries - 1 small tin, destoned

Cream - 200g

Icing Sugar/Powdered Sugar - 2 level tbsp

NESTLÉ Premium Milk Chocolate - 2 packs (50g)



METHOD

1. Pre heat the oven at 1800 C.

2. Grease an 8” diameter baking tin and dust it with flour.

3. Sieve together maida, cocoa powder, baking powder and soda bicarbonate (sieve 2-3 times for better aeration).

4. Soften butter (DO NOT MELT). Add MILKMAID and beat well. Add the vanilla essence.

5. Add maida mixture and aerated soda alternately to the batter till all the maida and soda are used up.

6. Pour the batter into the baking tin (8” diameter) and bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or till the tooth pick inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean.

7. Remove from oven, cool for a while. Loosen sides of cake, using a knife if necessary. Turnout over a wire rack/plate lined with cloth (to absorb moisture) and cool slightly before cutting horizontally into 2.

8. Drain the cherries' syrup. Soak both cakes halves with cherries syrup.

9. Whip cream and sugar over a bowl of ice and cold water, till light and fluffy.

10. Sandwich the two layers of cake with whipped cream and chopped cherries.

11. Top with whipped cream.

12. Sprinkle generously with grated chocolate and top with cherries

13. Chill and serve.