Easy Blackforest Strawberry Cake

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5 from 4 votes

Easy Blackforest Strawberry Cake

Course: Afternoon Coffee, Dessert

Cuisine: German, Swabia

Calories: 4974kcal

Author: Barbara

Ingredients

For the layers:

6 egg whites
3 eggs yolks
4 Tbsp water, warm
200 g sugar
150 g flour
70 g corn starch
50 g cocoa powder for baking
2 tsp baking powder
1 pinch salt

For the filling:

750 g strawberries (1-2 boxes)
600 ml whipping cream
3 Tbsp. confectioners sugar
2 packages whipping cream stabilizer or 1 - 2 Tbsp. corn starch
3 Tbsp. Amaretto (instead use juice if you have kids)
50 g dark chocolate

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Whisk the egg whites until stiff.
6 egg whites
Add the yolks and sugar to a large bowl and whisk until the sugar is dissolved and the yolks have a much lighter color.
3 eggs yolks, 200 g sugar
Slowly add the warm water and the salt.
4 Tbsp water, warm, 1 pinch salt
Add the egg whites to the yolks and carefully fold it in them by hand.
Preheat the oven to 350 F / 180°C.
In a different bowl mix the flour, corn starch, baking powder and cocoa.
150 g flour, 50 g cocoa powder for baking, 2 tsp baking powder, 70 g corn starch
Through a fine sieve add some of that mixture to the eggs, stir carefully.
Repeat until slowly all the dry ingredients are incorporated into the dough.
Prepare a baking pan (or several smaller pans) with butter and parchment paper.
Fill the dough into the pan (pans) and bake immediately for about 40 minutes / or less if you bake in several smaller pans. Check the cake with a wooden toothpick: Put it into the middel of the cake and remove it. If no dough sticks to the toothpick, the cake is finished.
Let the cake cool.
Wash and cut the strawberries.
750 g strawberries (1-2 boxes)
Whipp the whipping cream and when it's getting stiff, add the stabilizer or the corn starch. This will help the cream to keep it's shape.
600 ml whipping cream, 2 packages whipping cream stabilizer
Also add the confectioners sugar and don't whip too long, otherwise you will end up with butter.
3 Tbsp. confectioners sugar
After the cake has completely cooled, cut into 3 thin or 2 thicker layers if you didn't use several cake pans.
Add the first layer to a cake plate.
Use some of the liquor or juice and sprinkle it onto the cake.
3 Tbsp. Amaretto
Spread a thin layer of whipped cream onto the cake, then add some of the strawberries. Cover the strawberries with whipping cream.
Now add the next layer and repeat. If you have 3 layers, repeat again.
Add whipping cream to the upper layer and decorate with lots of strawberries.
Use a vegetable peeler to create the chokolate flakes. Sprinkle them ontop and around the cake.
50 g dark chocolate
Put into the fridge until you want to enjoy it.

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