Black Forest Cake Recipe

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   Make cake according to package directions.

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   Cook in 9x13 inch pan and cold.

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   While cake is cooking, heat chocolate and spread thinly on wax paper with spatula.

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   Put in freezer (easier to work with in three sections.

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   Whip cream.

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   When nearly whipped, sprinkle 2 Tbsp.

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   of powdered sugar and 3 envelopes Knox gelatin.

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   Whip till stiff.

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   Put 1/2 c. sugar and 1/2 c. water in small pan and bring to a boil for 2 min.

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    Add in Kirsch and cold.

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    Split cake into 2 layers.

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    Put bottom on serving dish and moisten generously with cooled syrup.

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    Over this spread 1/3 of whipped topping, then pie cherries.

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    Put top layer on, prick with fork and apply syrup to this layer.

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    Use rest of whipped cream to ice cake.

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    Finish sides and top with triangles of broken chocolate.

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    Dust with powdered sugar.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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