Posted on 12/07/2017 4:37:25 PM PST by Jamestown1630
Recently – for some reason that I can’t even remember now – I was looking for information on Germany’s Black Forest. Many of the links that came up were for the famous Black Forest Cake – an extravagant confection of chocolate sponge cake, ‘kirschwasser’ and cherries. Definitely a 'celebration' cake, and it looks very nice for Christmas.
Here, from Genius Kitchen, is a ‘from scratch’ recipe:
http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/authentic-black-forest-cake-schwarzwald-kirsch-kuchen-343698
and here is one using prepared cake mix (includes a little history on the cake) from What's Cooking America:
https://whatscookingamerica.net/History/Cakes/BlackForestCake.htm
I may have been looking up the Black Forest because I’ve become entranced by train driver’s view videos of trains in Europe. This one on the Bergen line in Norway makes you feel as if you're really there - a nice way to enjoy a snowstorm without being in it. For some reason, I just like having this on the television as I putter about the house. (Warning: it's a 2-hour video; but it doesn't take long to get into the storm ;-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=facDr2lTAUM
-JT
Well all I’ll have are fancy cupcakes in crew quarters; but then it seems a party of sorts is planned.
Just so you know, the politically correct name for Black Forest Ham is African Jungle Ham.
Just saying...don’t want you to get protested or boycotted.
Some dumb Tx yokels had a venison proscuitto made and carved paper thin...
Delicious
The Sacher Torte is one of the first ‘fancy’ things I tried, when I got into cooking in my teens. I think I found it in that Time-Life ‘Foods of the World’ series of cookbooks that were in the local public library.
Another Tx yokel makes this thing called “pig candy”
Thick cut bacon crusted in brown sugar and cayenne.
OMG!
I like my bacon straight; but that actually sounds very good. Here’s a recipe:
http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/01/pig-candy-candied-bacon-grilling.html
It’s addictive!
Spent quite a few holidays and big family events in Germany and they can do cakes and tortes really, really well. (and often)
Favorite family cake is my Grams Buttermilk Cake. People I work with love this. Most requested ever. Will be making a couple for Christmas. Including one for Walter Reed. (Volunteer there.)
1 cp butter
2 cp sugar
add
4 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla
sift
3cp sifted flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
add
1 cp buttermilk
fold in
4 stiffly beaten egg whites
Pour into a 9” tube pan. Bake 350 for 50 m.
Topping (cut the cake in half (upper and lower) and put 1/2 the topping in the middle.)
6 T butter
1 cp brown sugar
2 cp pecans
4 T cream
Place under broiler about 2 minutes.
That sounds very good!
Any cake can be a cupcake ;-)
FYI, the correct term is "Ferroequinologist".
The recipe says black cherries. Those tend to be sweeter but sour are prettier.
Another great icing and one I use on red velvet cake is Joy of Baking mascarpino cheese and whipped cream sweetened with powdered sugar, vanilla, (I'd have to look it up again.) but it's gorgeous and so tasty.
I found the cake you posted, the person who made it and the modifications she made.
Really not a fan of kirsch in general, but I did buy a cheap cherry brandy just to have on hand to toss a teaspoon or so into fondue.
“Sweeten them Up”
That is what the Kirsch is for.
I hate cake that is overly sweet or dry.
Store bought cake is the pits.
My Great grandmother and my Grandmother always had sour cherry trees, till we killed the durn things building tree forts in them LOL
student of the ‘iron horse’ ?
You know the way I like icing.
Rich not sweet.
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