Black Forest Cake
Ingredients
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 2 20-oz. cans pitted cherries
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 3 cups whipping cream, chilled
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Bake chocolate cake according to directions on box to make 2 9-inch cakes.
- Allow cakes to cool.
- Meanwhile; combine cherries with just 1/2 cup liquid (drain remaining liquid off of cherries), sugar, cornstarch and vanilla in a saucepan and cook over low heat until mixture thickens.
- Remove from heat and set aside.
- Slice each cake layer in half horizontally.
- Crumble one of the halves and set aside.
- Beat cold whipping cream and confectioner's sugar until stiff peaks form.
- Place one-half layer of cake on a plate and top with 1/3 of cherry mixture followed by a layer of whipped topping.
- Place second layer of cake over the first and repeat with the second and third layer ending with cherries on top.
- Use remaining whipped cream to ice the sides of the cake.
- You may also pipe icing around the edges on the cake.
- Use crumbled cake and press crumbs along the sides of the iced cake.
Notes
Use your favorite sugar substitute.