Classic Black Forest Cake

Ingredients

• Chocolate Genoise Cakes

  • ¾ cup (105 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup (50 g) cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 6 eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 cup (210 g) sugar
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract

• Cherry Mixture

  • ¼ cup (55 g) sugar
  • 3 tbsp (25 g) cornstarch
  • 1 jar (19 oz/540 ml) morello cherries, the juice and cherries separated (see note)
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) kirsch

• Filling

  • 3 cups (750 ml) 35% whipping cream
  • 6 tbsp (50 g) icing sugar
  • ½ tsp (2.5 ml) vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups (40 g) dark chocolate curls
  • A few fresh cherries (optional)