🍒 Black Forest Cream Cake Recipe

Ingredients

For the chocolate cake base:

1 cup (120 g) all-purpose flour

½ cup (50 g) cocoa powder

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda

¼ tsp salt

¾ cup (150 g) sugar

½ cup (120 ml) vegetable oil

2 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

½ cup (120 ml) buttermilk

½ cup (120 ml) hot coffee (or hot water)

For the whipped cream filling & frosting:

2 cups (480 ml) heavy whipping cream (cold)

½ cup (60 g) powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

For the cherry filling:

1 jar (about 350 g) pitted cherries (fresh or canned)

2 tbsp cherry syrup (from jar or fresh cherry juice)

1 tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water (optional, for thickening)

For garnish:

Dark chocolate shavings

Whole cherries

Chocolate syrup

Instructions