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Isn’t this cake beautiful? I said that about five times when I got it out after dinner and then everyone said, “CUT IT ALREADY!”
But it is pretty, isn’t it? I like to bake pretty things and admire them before I eat them. (Some people are so impatient!!)
How to make Frozen Black Forest Fudge Cake:
The Cherry Filling–
15 ounces frozen dark sweet cherries
2/3 cup juice (berry-flavored)
1 tablespoon cornstarch
In a small saucepan, combine ingredients. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir two more minutes. Cover and chill completely.
The Fudge Cake–
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups water
1/2 cup shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
3 1-ounce squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
2 1-ounce squares semi-sweet chocolate, melted
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add water, shortening, and vanilla. Using an electric mixer, beat well. Add eggs and melted chocolate; beat till combined. Pour batter into three greased cake pans. (These will be thin layers.) Bake at 350-degrees for 20 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
The Fudge Frosting–
1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
4 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
In a bowl, beat butter and cocoa till fluffy. Gradually add 2 cups of the powdered sugar, beating well. Slowly beat in the 1/4 cup milk and the vanilla. Beat in remaining powdered sugar a little a time, adding more milk if necessary.
You’ll also need whipped cream to put the cake together. Here’s how:



Spread a ring of frosting over the bottom layer. Spoon a little less than half of the cherry filling into the middle, then top with the second cake layer. Spread another ring of frosting over the middle layer, then top with a ring of whipped cream.



Spoon most of the rest of the cherry filling in the middle of the frosting/whipped cream ring, then top with the final layer. Frost top and sides of cake. Add a ring of whipped cream, then place more whipped cream in the middle and top with remaining cherry filling. Freeze cake for at least a couple of hours; let stand at room temperature about 15 minutes before serving.

Then cut it, CUT IT ALREADY. Or people will be yelling at you. :smile:
P.S. Take shortcuts by using a cake mix, canned cherry pie filling, and store-bought frosting if you choose! You’ll still end up with a beautiful cake.
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And our family is also raising chicks this year for the first time! My oldest daughter is raising 25 for 4-H. It has been really fun. And a lot easier than I anticipated! It may seem weird, but I like to just sit & watch them. They are so funny!
Congrats on your new house & your life on a farm!
Blessings.
**I love the sleeping kitty in the first picture! Im sure he was dreaming of tuna cake instead!!
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Thanks for sharing your life so far away from us here in Texas. I look forward to it every day. My father was born in War Eagle West Virginia. is that close to you? Never been there myself.
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Oh i love black forest cake! But iv yet to find it anywhere in the US. I guess its not something that you could find at the groceries stores here. :(
Should I make some myself, what can i use to substitute shortening?
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