Black Forest Cake

A German Delicacy

Ingredients

For the Cake:

150 GMS. Castor sugar 90 GMS. Flour 2 Eggs20 GMS. Cocoa 3/4 tsp. Baking powder Vanilla

essence a few drops For Decoration:

Grated chocolate 50 GMS. Cherries 100 GMS. Cream 2 tsp. Rum1/2 cup Syrup of cherries 2 tsp. Castor sugar

Serve with

Chill well and serve.

Method

For the Cake:

1.Sieve the flour, cocoa, baking powder atleast 4 to 6 times.
2. Beat the eggs and sugar placing it in hot water till it is light and fluffy.
3. Remove from water and add flour and the vanilla essence.
4. Grease a baking dish and pour this mixture into it.
5. Bake at 200° C for half an hour. Cool the cake and cut horizontally into two parts.

For Decoration:

1.Stone the cherries and cut into half for decoration.
2. Mix the rum and syrup of cherries and moist the two parts of the cake with this.
3. Beat the cream and sugar stiffly placing it on ice.
4. Spread the cream on the lower part of cake. Arrange the cherries and spread the grated chocolate.
5. Place the other part of the cake on top of this and decorate with the cream, grated chocolate and cherries.