Black forest cake:
This is the most popular birthday cake in Bangladesh. This cake is both beautiful to look at and delicious to eat. Believe me; this homemade cake will be way better than store bought cake.
Some important tips:
Don’t substitute anything with whipped cream and syrup. Whipped cream is the main ingredients for this cake and syrup is giving it extra moistness. If you ignore whipped cream and use any other frosting then it becomes a chocolate sponge cake with that frosting.
Ingredients:
For sponge cake:
- 4 large eggs
- 1/3 cup cake flour (1/4cup flour + 2tbsp corn flour)
- 3tbsp cocoa powder (cadbury cocoa is the best)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1tsp vanilla essence
For syrup:
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1tbsp strong coffee
For whipped Cream Frosting:
- 300ml cold heavy cream or 2 packet whipped topping mix
- 1 cup cold milk
- 2 tbsp sugar
- Some grated chocolate
- Cherry (optional)or red dry fruits for decoration