Hi,

I am in need of making a quick cake for Wilson course 1 cake decorating class. A few years back I turned a box cake into a black forest cake by omitting liguids(just the water I think) But I cant remember how I adjusted the temp and time. If anyone could help I would apreciate it ! I wanted to do something besides plain but not so much as baking a from scratch cake ! Not yet anyway..one hurdle at a time

Thanks for any help you guys can give me ,
Colleen

Instead of water I added a can of cherries !

I bake the chocolate cake as usual and have Cherry Pie filling in between the layers. I either use a stabilized whipped cream frosting or a vanilla buttercream.

HTH

thats a cool idea ! Thanks Lemme ask you tho, do you circle the cake with icicng to keep the cherries iN ?

Thanks Lita ! WIll try it !

You're Welcome

Lita829 has the proper description of a black forest cake. I use stabilize whipped cream.

i did it....ugggg what a mess!!!!!!!!!!!! im gonna try the cake mix doctor recipes next

To tell you the truth I have no clue ! I put the cherries on and then I tried to decorate and the cake fell apart ! (also I did put the icing on perimeter to keep the cherries in but no such luck. Tasted great but what a mess. What I really wanted to do was put the cherries in the cake not on it or between the layers. From doing some searches online looks like I might have found the answer how in the cake mix doctor books. Basically I was hoping to "doctor" up my cake so I will let you know if they recipes are any good.

This is the recipe that I use for black forest cake and everyone that eats it LOVES it. I got it from all recipes. Instead of the glaze, I usually make chocolate or dark chocolate buttercream to fill and ice. Hope it helps!

Quick Black Forest Cake
  

1 (18.25 ounce) package devil's food cake
mix with pudding
3 eggs
1 tablespoon almond extract
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
  
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
Directions:
1.   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2.   Mix together: cake mix, beaten eggs, almond extract, cherry pie filling and 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips. Stir until just combined. Pour batter into a greased 9x13 inch pan.
3.   Bake in a 350 degree F (175 degree C) oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove cake from oven and let cool.
4.   To Make Glaze: Heat 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, butter or margarine, and milk in a saucepan over medium high heat. Once semisweet chocolate chips are melted and mixture is combined stir in confectioners' sugar.
5.   Spread glaze over cooled cake. Serve cake as is or with whipped cream and a cherry.