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Black Jungle Cake


  • Author: olivia
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 12 servings 1x
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

A rich and moist chocolate cake layered with whipped cream and cherries, perfect for any occasion.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 8 eggs
  • 300 g sugar
  • 200 g flour
  • 50 g bitter cocoa
  • Cherries (quantity to taste)
  • 500 ml milk cream
  • 425 g icing sugar
  • 300 g semi-bitter chocolate
  • Cherry liquor (or preferred variety)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Instructions

  1. Beat the eggs with the sugar until pale and spongy. Gradually mix in sifted flour and cocoa.
  2. Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Grease and flour 3 medium molds, divide the batter evenly and bake for 15 minutes. Let cool.
  3. Whip the milk cream with icing sugar and vanilla essence until firm peaks form.
  4. Assemble the cake by moistening each sponge layer with cherry liquor, add whipped cream, and cherries, then repeat.
  5. Cover the entire cake with whipped cream and decorate with cherries and chocolate chips.

Notes

For best results, use cold beaters when whipping cream and let the sponge layers cool completely before assembly.

  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: International

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 slice
  • Calories: 400
  • Sugar: 30g
  • Sodium: 150mg
  • Fat: 20g
  • Saturated Fat: 10g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 8g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 50g
  • Fiber: 2g
  • Protein: 8g
  • Cholesterol: 150mg

Keywords: chocolate cake, dessert, cherry cake, birthday cake, easy recipe, indulgent dessert