authentic black forest cake. dr. oetker recipe. the only thing to make this more real is to have picked the cherries from the blackforest itself, and the kirsch too! kirsch is cherry liquer. yummy! had some while making the cake. this is my hubby's fave cake (he's german) so if he loves how i make it, must be good, right? i used cocktail cherries (maraschino) to top the cake instead of the sour cherries used inside the cake because sour cherries have a dull dark red color. (sour cherries in 2nd photo)