Are you ready to indulge in a slice of pure dessert heaven without spending hours in the kitchen? This Easy Black Forest Cake is the answer. This delightful treat takes the classic and revered Black Forest Cake to new heights of convenience.

It has the charm of the original but starts with the simplicity of a boxed cake mix, allowing you to create a luscious, chocolatey masterpiece with ease. The result? A rich and decadent dessert that’s sure to impress your guests, leaving them convinced you spent hours perfecting it.

So, preheat your oven, grab that cake mix, and get ready to embark on a journey of baking bliss. The aroma of chocolate and cherries will soon fill your kitchen, and the end result will have you savoring every forkful of this delightful creation. Let’s bake your way to Black Forest Cake perfection! 🍫🍒🍰

Ingredients:

  • 1 package Devil’s Food cake mix
  • 1/4 cup  sugar
  • 1/2 cup  water
  • 2 Tablespoon Cherry flavored liqueur
  • 2 1/2 cups  whipped cream
  • 1/4 cup  sifted confectioner sugar
  • 1/4 cup cherry-flavored liqueur
  • 16 oz. Maraschino cherries; drained
  • 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate mini-chips (or shaved chocolate)
  • 1 container of chocolate icing

Directions:

  1. Prepare cake according to package instructions, spooning batter into 3 greased and floured 8″ cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 min. or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.  
  2. Cool cake in pans on wire racks for ten minutes.  Remove from pans; cool completely on wire racks.  
  3. Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan.  Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes  Stir in 2 T. cherry liqueur and cool. Brush syrup on top of cake layers; let stand for 5 min.
  4. Beat whipping cream at medium speed until foamy. Gradually add the powdered sugar, beating until soft peaks form.  Slowly add 1/4 c. cherry liqueur…gradually, while beating.  
  5. Spread on 1st cake layer, sprinkling with 1/3 of chopped cherries and 1/4 c. chocolate morsels.
  6. Add the second cake layer; repeat.  
  7. Top with the third cake layer and ice the entire cake with chocolate icing. Sprinkle with remaining cherries and chocolate morsels, if desired. For a little decoration, pipe a few rosettes on top and place a whole maraschino cherry in each.  Store in the fridge until ready to serve. 

Makes 12 servings.