Recipes · German · Cakes
Black Forest Cake (Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte)
One serving has 550 kcal and 9 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (54%), vitamin A (54%), riboflavin (35%), manganese (33%), selenium (32%) and phosphorus (27%). Ready in 70 minutes.
- Preparation: 45 min
- Cooking: 25 min
- Makes: 1 serving (212 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 20 g Flour, all-purpose
- 6 g Cocoa powder
- 20 g Sugar
- 25 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 8 g Butter, unsalted
- 60 g Cherries, sour
- 60 g Cream, heavy
- 5 g Spirits
- 8 g Chocolate, dark
Method
- Makes 1 slice; multiply the ingredients by 12 for a whole 22 cm cake baked in 3 thin layers. Whisk the eggs and sugar together until thick and pale, then sift in the flour and cocoa powder and fold in gently; fold in the melted butter last.
- Divide between lined tins and bake at 180 °C (355 °F) for 20-25 minutes until springy; cool completely.
- Drain the sour cherries, reserving the juice; simmer the juice with a little sugar until slightly syrupy, then stir in half the spirits (kirsch).
- Whip the cream to soft peaks.
- Brush each sponge layer with the cherry-kirsch syrup, then sandwich the layers with whipped cream and the drained cherries.
- Cover the top and sides with the remaining whipped cream.
- Decorate with chocolate shavings and a few whole cherries, and chill before cutting a slice.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 550 kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 51.6 g | |
| Water | 113 mL | |
| Fiber | 4.6 g | 16% |
| Protein | 9.4 g | 20% |
| Tryptophan | 0.13 g | |
| Threonine | 0.32 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.38 g | |
| Leucine | 0.63 g | |
| Lysine | 0.41 g | |
| Methionine | 0.19 g | |
| Cystine | 0.14 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.41 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.31 g | |
| Valine | 0.47 g | |
| Histidine | 0.19 g | |
| Fat | 35.1 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 9.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.9 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0.01 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.5 g | |
| Saturated | 21.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.75 g | |
| Cholesterol | 178 mg | |
| Calcium | 81.8 mg | 8% |
| Copper | 0.49 mg | 54% |
| Iron | 3.4 mg | 19% |
| Magnesium | 65.3 mg | 21% |
| Manganese | 0.6 mg | 33% |
| Phosphorus | 186 mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 368 mg | 8% |
| Selenium | 17.9 µg | 32% |
| Sodium | 57.9 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.4 mg | 17% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.21 mg | 19% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.38 mg | 35% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.7 mg | 12% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.91 mg | 18% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.11 mg | 8% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 57.7 µg | 14% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.35 µg | 15% |
| Choline | 89.4 mg | 21% |
| Vitamin A | 380 µg | 54% |
| Vitamin C | 6.4 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 58.3 IU | 10% |
| Vitamin E | 1.1 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin K | 4.6 µg | 5% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.8 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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