Nestle Recipes
BLACK FOREST CAKE
Preparation Time : 30 mins
Cooking Time: 35-40 mins
Serves: 10
Ingredients :
| NESTLÉ MILKMAID Sweetened Condensed Milk | 1 tin (400 g) |
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| Maida | 175 g (1¾ cup) |
| Butter | 100 g |
| Cocoa Powder | 3-4 heaped tbsps (25g) |
| Baking Powder | 1 tsp |
| Soda Bicarbonate | 1 tsp |
| Vanilla Essence | 1 tsp |
| Aerated soda | 1-1/3 cups (200 ml) |
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| NESTLÉ Premium Milk Chocolate | 2 packs (50g) |
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| Tinned Cherries | 1 small tin, destoned |
| Cream | 400 g |
| Icing Sugar/Powdered Sugar | 2 level tbsps |
Method :
- Pre heat the oven at 1800 C
- Grease an 8” diameter baking tin and dust it with flour
- Sieve together maida, cocoa powder, baking powder and soda bicarbonate (sieve 2-3 times for better aeration)
- Soften Butter (do not melt). Add NESTLÉ MILKMAID Sweetened Condensed Milk and beat well. Add the vanilla essence
- Add maida mixture and aerated soda alternately to the batter till all the maida and soda are used up
- Pour the batter into the baking tin (8” diameter) and bake in the preheated oven for 45-50 minutes or till the tooth pick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean
- Remove from oven, cool for a while. Loosen sides of cake, using a knife if necessary. Turnout over a wire rack/plate lined with cloth (to absorb moisture) and cool slightly before cutting horizontally into 2
- Drain the cherries syrup. Soak both cakes halves with 5-6 tablespoons of cherry syrup
- Whip cream and sugar over a bowl of ice and cold water till light and fluffy
- Sandwich the two layers of cake with 3-4 tablespoons of whipped cream and half of the chopped cherries
- Cover the top and sides with rest of the whipped cream
- Sprinkle generously with grated chocolate and top with cherries
- Chill and serve