Akshayapatram

Black Forest Cake Pic Credit: Priya Q

I made this cake for my husband’s birthday an year back and everybody had good good things to say

Chocolate sponge cake
Tinned canned cherries and syrup – ½ portion
Fresh whipped cream – 1 cup
Powdered sugar – 3 tbsp
Vanilla essence – 1/2 tsp
Grated dark or plain chocolate

1. Beat the cream over a tray of ice cubes with a hand beater. Do not over beat. It should form soft peaks. Fold in the sugar and vanilla essence. Mix gently.
2. Put some icing in a icing cone leave the rest in the bowl. Refrigerate both
3. Slice the cake into two halves.
4. Fill cherry syrup in a sprayer and spray evenly on each half. Allow to soak for 10 minutes
5. Spread the cream icing on lower half and cover it nicely
6. Place the cherries on the cream and place the other half of the cake on top
7. Decorate your cake using icing cone
8. Decorate with cherries
9. Sprinkle chocolate flakes all over the cake