Black Forest Cake

Name: Black Forest Cake
Ingredients: 4 ounces (113 grams), unsweetened chocolate, chopped; 1/4 cup (¾ ounce/21 grams), Dutch-processed cocoa powder; 1 1/4 cups, boiling water; 3/4 cup (3¾ ounces/106 grams), all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup (3 ounces/85 grams), cake flour; 1 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 16 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing pans; 1 1/2 cups (10½ ounces/298 grams), packed dark brown sugar; 3 , large eggs, room temperature; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 2 cups, jarred sour cherries in light syrup, drained, 1 cup syrup reserved (or high-quality canned sour cherries, drained); 1/2 cup, kirsch or other cherry-flavored liqueur; 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces/99 grams), sugar; 1/4 cup (1 3/4 ounces/50 grams), sugar; 1 tablespoon, cornstarch; 3 cups, heavy cream, chilled, divided; 1 1/2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 7 ounces (198 grams), bittersweet chocolate

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Black Forest cake is as iconic as cakes come, but so often its taste and texture fall short of its spectacular looks. We set out to change that.

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Perfect Cake

SERVES 8 to 10

TIME 2½ hours, plus 3 hours cooling and chilling

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Perfect Cake

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