In a medium saucepan, add the cornstarch and sugar with the 2 cups of milk and whisk over a medium heat. Use a small bowl and add the gelatin and 6 Tbsp milk. Place the cherries on a plate and sort through them to pick a dozen or so nice ones for decorating the top of the cake if you're not using fresh cherries for the decoration, and divide into 2 equal portions.Add the liquid used for soaking the cherries in the cherry syrup. Place the 1/2 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup reserved cherry juice in a medium size saucepan and under a medium heat, stir until the sugar dissolves.Add the drained cherries to a bowl and pour the kirsch all over the cherries and let steep for about 30 minutes.Using a serrated (like a bread knife), slice the cake into 3 equal layers as the photo.Transfer the cake IN the pan on to a cooling rack and let rest for 15 minutes then carefully turn out from the pan, upside down on to a cooling rack and leave until completely cooled.Test the center with a skewer to make sure the cake is done. Transfer to your greased and floured cake pan and place in oven for about 40 minutes.Add the melted butter and using a spatula or large spoon, gently fold the mixture until combined. In a separate bowl, sieve the flour, salt, cornstarch and cocoa powder.In a large mixing bowl, add the sugar and eggs, beat of a medium speed until tripled in volume, see photo.Grease and flour a deep 9 inch round baking pan.Grease and flour a deep 9 inch round baking pan. or 110 g bittersweet chocolate Instructions Make the cakeДў. (2 cups, 400 g ) jarred or canned Sour CherriesДЎвЃ„2 cup or 120 ml Cherry juice from 14oz JarД¤ cups or 950 ml Heavy Cream, or Double CreamД¤ oz. Let's get straight to the recipe and please do enjoy as much as I have! Prep timeДЎ4 oz. We've also got a fantastic recipe for a Black Forest Swiss Roll Cake, it's super easy to make and a real show stopper! Be sure to check it out!

So a huge thank you to Inga for allowing me to watch her make this beautiful cake and for sharing her family recipe with me. Without the Kirsch, it simply wouldn't be an authentic German Black Forest Cake. You do need to taste the alcohol, so yes, it is an adult cake! The kirsch liqueur is what defines this cake like no other, so I would not recommend you leave that out of the recipe.

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