We don’t know about you, but when we think of chocolate desserts, we start salivating and our minds go to dangerously delicious places. This Black Forest Tart is no exception! Made up of the most rich and moist chocolate sponge, along with a whipped cream cheese frosting, soaked in decadent cherry liqueur, and topped with cherries and chocolate flakes, what is not to love?
The cherry liqueur adds a bite to the rich chocolate sponge, while the cream cheese and whipped cream add a smoothness and a slight tang. These combinations are certainly one for the books, and result in one of the most luxuriously chocolatey desserts we can think of! If you would like to add some freshness to the tart, top it off with some chopped strawberries or raspberries.
For a dessert so indulgent, it sure does not take very long to create- a total of 1 hour will be spent on this delicious treat, and it will be worth every second of that hour. We promise!
Black Forest Tart
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- ¾ cup dark cocoa powder
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cups buttermilk
- ¾ cup hot water
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla
TOPPING
- machino cherries
- 1 cup chocolate flakes
- 50 ml castor sugar
- 50 ml cherry liqueur
- 250 ml fresh cream
- 100 ml cream cheese
Instructions
- Mix the hot water and cocoa powder together
- Set aside
- Beat the eggs and sugar
- Add the dry ingredients
- Add the wet ingredients and mix well
- Pour into a greased oven pie dish, bake in a preheated oven 180 degrees, for 35 minutes.
- Pour the cherry liqueur over the hot cake
- Whip the fresh cream
- Add the cream cheese and castor sugar
- Spread over the cooled cake
- Decorate with chocolate and cherries