Black Forest Cake 

Ingredients

For the sponge cake:

• 6 eggs, separated

• 250 g sugar

• 6 tbsp hot water

• 200 g flour

• 75 g cornstarch

• 50 g cocoa powder

• 2 tsp baking powder

For the filling and decoration:

• 1 jar sour cherries (pitted)

• 25 g cornstarch

• 800 g whipping cream

• 1 packet cream stabilizer (or 1 tbsp cornstarch)

• 1 tbsp sugar

• Kirsch (cherry schnapps), for soaking

• Chocolate shavings, for decoration

Instructions

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