White Forest Gâteau

White Forest cake consists of several layers of chocolate cake, with whipped cream and cherries between each layer. Then the cake is decorated with additional whipped cream, cherries, and chocolate shavings.

Sharing recipe of my favourite dish here.

Ingredients

For Sponge: Maida/APF - 1½ Cup

Baking Soda - ½ Tsp

Baking Powder - ¾ Tsp

Sugar - 1 Cup

Butter - ½ Cup

eggs -2

Milk - ½ Cup

Vanilla Extract - ½ Tsp

Lemon Zest - ½ Tsp

Lemon Juice - From one lemon

Salt - ¼ Tsp (If using unsalted butter)

For Assembling: Whipping Cream: 200 ml

Sugar - 4 Tbsp

Cherries: To Garnish

Sugar: 4-5 Tbsp

Chocolate Compound: For making Flakes

Instructions

In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, sugar really well. Tip in the lemon, lemon zest, vanilla. beat well

Add in half of the egg , sifted flour mixture, milk and fold well, now add in the rest flour,egg, milk and mix well.

Transfer the batter to a greased 7" cake tin and place the tin into the preheated oven and bake for 35-40 mins.

After baking, let the cake cool in the tin.

For Assembling: Cream: Beat the cream in a bowl until soft peaks, add in the sugar and beat until stiff peaks.

Syrup: Mix the 5 tbsp sugar with 5-6 tbsp water.

For making chocolate flakes: Peel the chocolate with a peeler to make the flakes.

In medium bowl, beat whipping cream with electric mixer on high speed until slightly thickened. Gradually beat in powdered sugar until stiff peaks form.

On serving plate, place 1 cake layer, rounded side down. Smear some sugar syrup and spread with half of the whipped cream,

to within 1 inch of edge. Top with second layer, rounded side up. Frost top with remaining whipped cream. Sprinkle with chocolate flakes and top with cherries. Store covered in refrigerator.

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