Triple Layer Sour Cream Black Forest Cake

I had tried the original cake recipe and did not care for the taste of it, so I used a devils food box mix, added 1-1/2 cups extra flour, 1-1/2 cups extra sugar, 1-1/2 cups sour cream, 5 eggs total, 1/2 cup oil, and 1-1/4 cup water. I also added 1/4 cup black cocoa, a tablespoon of Hershey's cocoa, and a tablespoon of dutch cocoa. The batter was almost black looking and tasted out of this world. I did also add another 1/2 tsp. baking soda along with. It made 3 very dense and beautiful thick layers of cake baked in 9" pans. For the filling, I used 3 cups of powdered sugar, 2 tsp. of espresso powder, a tbsp. of water, 2 tbsp. of cherry liquor, and a 1/2 cup of butter. Once filled between layers, I placed black cherries on top of the filling icing and then iced the entire cake with Swiss meringue butter cream since my client's husband is lactose intolerant. Decorated the rest with chocolate shavings and more black cherries.

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Comment by art deco cakes by galidink on March 30, 2013 at 6:11pm: ps saving your recipe ;x TFS

Comment by Goreti on March 30, 2013 at 6:11pm: Seriously?!

Comment by art deco cakes by galidink on March 30, 2013 at 6:10pm: sounds better ; ) your recipe sounds awesome wow , beautiful job ,

Comment by Linda Wolff on March 30, 2013 at 6:09pm: Well, my best friend just popped in to pick up her two cakes, and as usual, she always 'hugs' the box while carrying it to the car. Of course, she smooshed the cake a little and the icing clung to the sides of the box. No matter how many times I tell her to carry it from the bottom, she never learns. So, a good portion of the icing from this cake is on the inside of the box. Duh! (shaking my head...)

Comment by Linda Wolff on March 30, 2013 at 6:06pm: Gail, I did not use whipped cream on this one. I used Swiss meringue butter cream. My best friend's husband is lactose intolerant so I omitted the whipping cream.

Comment by art deco cakes by galidink on March 30, 2013 at 6:02pm: that looks yummy ! iv never had it , since I am not crazy about whipped cream ,

Comment by Linda Wolff on March 30, 2013 at 4:23pm: I so want to take a slice off of it before she picks it up...the smell is driving me crazy!!

Comment by June Kowalczyk on March 30, 2013 at 4:23pm: OMG Linda

This screammmmmms calories!!!!!! But looks oh soooo awesome, and completely delish! Yum Yum A true work of cake calorie art!!!!!! :o)

Comment by Katy Nott on March 30, 2013 at 4:19pm: Now that is what I call a CAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You've taken the humble Black Forest Gateau to a whole new level Linda.

Triple Layer Sour Cream Black Forest Cake

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