Spiced chocolate-cherry cake (Dunkler Kirschkuchen) from Classic German Baking: The Very Best Recipes for Traditional Favorites, from Pfeffernüsse to Streuselkuchen (page 58) by Luisa Weiss

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Accompaniments: Lightly sweetened whipped cream (Schlagsahne)

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  • Lepa on January 16, 2019

    I'm sure this cake is fine, if it's your sort of cake, but it's not my family's kind of cake. Both my nine year old son and I didn't even want to finish a whole piece. It's a bit dry but rich and chocolaty. We didn't love the cherries in this. I really don't think you should write this cake off but if, like me, you love this book because most of the cakes are buttery but not super sweet and rich, you may want to pass on this cake. I served this with homemade whipped cream, fwiw.

  • caitmcg on August 19, 2017

    I made this cake last year at the holidays, and thought it was excellent. I used a full jar of drained, bottled tart morello cherries from Trader Joe's. I accidentally omitted the 2 tablespoons of cocoa, but no matter, because it was still plenty chocolaty. The spices were subtle, but the flavor well balanced. I sprinkled the top with sliced almonds before baking and finished it with a light dusting of powdered sugar, for a more festive look. Instead of whipped cream, I served it with homemade pink peppercorn ice cream.

  • TrishaCP on March 05, 2017

    This cake has great flavor with the spices, cherries, and chocolate. I made this using frozen regular cherries, which worked out just fine. It did run a touch dry-I baked it for 50 minutes because the center wasn't cooked through at 45 minutes, so her suggestion of whipped cream is definitely a good one! Just a heads up this is not a one bowl cake either-you add whipped egg whites to the batter at the end.

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