Classic Black Forest Cake

Ingredients

Recipe for 10 Black forest of 18cm diameter

Working Method

Cocoa Sponge

Fitted with a whisk attachment, Combine all ingredients in a stand-mixer on high speed then mix until ribbon stage.

Turn to medium speed then add oil then mix for 1 minute.

Scale 185 g per 18 cm diameter ring, and bake for 25min in a Deck Oven at 180°C. 


Cherry Syrup

Bring the water and sugar to a boil, then add the fresh cherries.

Use 50 g of syrup on each layer.


Filling

Strain the cherries and use 75 g per layer.
Tip: Re-use the syrup strained from the cherries to soak the biscuit.


Whipped Cream

Whip the Ambiante Nata at medium speed to a stiff peak. Pipe 80 gr per layer..


Chocolate Savings

Spread a thin layer of tempered chocolate on a marble slab let it set before

scrapping to shavings. 


ASSEMBLING

For an 18 cm diameter ring:

Slice the sponge into equal layers, each 8 mm to 1 cm thick.

Soak the first layer of sponge with 50 g of syrup, pipe 80 g of whipped cream, and add 75 g of fresh cherries on top.

Repeat the same process for the second layer.

Place the final layer of sponge on top and soak it with syrup.

Spread a thin layer of whipped cream over the surface.

Freeze or decorate immediately.

For decoration:
Spread a thin layer of whipped cream around the assembled Black Forest.

Sprinkle chocolate shavings around the sides.

Pipe 8 rosettes of cream on top and add chocolate shavings over the surface as well.