Simple & Delicious Black Forest Charlotte Cake | Black Forest Cake

Today, I’m sharing how to make the simple & delicious Black Forest Charlotte cake from scratch! It is a little bit different version of my classic Black Forest cake recipe. It’s also my first Charlotte cake to share with you! I hope you’ll enjoy it!
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📌 The ingredients to make black forest charlotte cake (1 6-inch | 15 cm cake)
[Chocolate Biscuit Sponge Cake]
• Egg: 4 large eggs
• Granulated sugar: 3.5 oz | 100 g (1/2 US cup)
• All-purpose flour: 3.5 oz | 100 g (3/4 US cup)
• Cocoa powder: 0.7 oz | 20 g (1/6 US cup)
• Salt: 1/8 tsp
• Powdered sugar: Some
🔥 395 F | 200 C for 6 - 7 mins
[Cherries in syrup]
• Sour cherries in syrup: About 48 pieces (24 / each layer)
* The 1 11.3-oz jar I used included about 55 pieces of cherries.
* Change the amount depending on how small/big the cherries are.
* I recommend using morello cherries for the best result.
[Cherry Syrup]
• Cherry syrup from the jar/can: 3.5 Tbsp
• Water: 1.5 Tbsp
• Granulated sugar: 0.2 oz | 5 g (1 tsp)
• Kirschwasser: 1 Tbsp
[Chocolate Mousse]
• Dark chocolate (I used 64%): 2.1 oz | 60 g (About 1/3 US cup, diced)
• Granulated sugar: 0.3 oz | 8 g (1/2 Tbsp)
• Heavy cream: 6.3 oz | 180 g (3/4 US cup)
[Whipped Cream]
• Heavy cream: 4.2 oz | 120 g (1/2 US cup)
• Granulated sugar: 0.3 oz | 8 g (1/2 Tbsp)
[Decoration]
• Dark chocolate (I used 64%) for chocolate curls: Some
• Cocoa powder: Some
• Sour cherries in syrup: A few (Optional)
• Fresh cherries: A few (Optional)
• Gold leaf: Some (Optional)
** For best results, measure ingredients with a scale. All recipes are designed with weighed ingredients using grams/ounces. Cup measurements are provided for your convenience. **
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Thank you for watching! Enjoy this rich chocolate cake as a treat for everyone❤ Is there any other types of chocolate cake or Charlotte cake you want me to share? Let me know!

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What a great idea. I have this whole mission to make a Black Forest cake I’ll finally like because I love cherries and like cherries combined with chocolate, but I find Black Forest cake to always be a bit flavorless or weirdly for me not sweet enough (I don’t like things too sweet). This adaptation looks great and charlottes are so cute. Also I have some frozen sour cherries and this might be what I use them for. I just make simple syrup to make them like the kind in syrup. If I may, a suggestion for your cup measurements: 4/5 of a cup is an awkward measurement. For 3.5 oz of AP flour, if you are using the measurement of 1 cup = 4.5 oz, which you get by spooning flour into a cup and then leveling, it’s more like 2/3 cup plus 1 tbsp just because people have 1/4, 1/3, and 1/2 cup measures but not 1/5. Or, if you sift the flour directly into a cup like Rose Levy Beranbaum does, then a cup is 4 oz, so 3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp. And the cocoa powder is about 3 tbsp (6-7 grams each). I suggest just buying a scale. 😅 They’re cheap and convenient!

[@PastryLivingwithAya]

Thank you! Yes, It's a bit struggle to convert them into 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 cups or something very simple since I have to more focus on the taste, and the convenience should comes second. I try to keep it simple though! I wish they sell 1/5 or 1/6 cups!! Your advice is much appreciated.

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Thank you! Yes, I create my own recipes by testing many times.

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If you hope to bake a whole cake, try my chocolate sponge cake recipe instead. This one does not contain oil, so the other recipe works better as a thick sponge cake😊

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Thank you for the feedback! I have to admit I'm not the best at creating titles. I always write the phrases that represents my honest opinions but definitely need some improvements. Thank you for the suggestion!