Black Forest Cake
Meredith Stewart
Dark chocolate caked layered with cherry filling.
Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 40 mins
Total Time 1 hr
Cake:
- 3/4 cup white rice flour
- 1/2 cup soya flour sorghum flour may be substituted
- 1/2 cup potato starch
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1 tsp xanthan gum
- 1 tsp plain gelatin
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 cup soya milk powder or regular milk powder
- 2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup oil of your choice
- 2 cup boiling water
- 2 tsp rice vinegar
- 2 tsp almond flavoring
Filling:
- 1-14 ounce can GF cherry pie filling
Icing:
- 2 cups icing sugar
- 1 tsp finely ground coffee beans
- 6 Tbsp cocoa
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup margarine
- Soy or almond milk
For Cakes: Combine all the ingredients in mixing bowl in the given order. With electric mixer blend until all ingredients are mixed. Beat on high for 5 minutes. The batter will be thin.
Pour equal amounts of batter into 3 greased 8-inch round cake pans, and bake at 350°F for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick comes clean. Let stand in pan for five minutes to cool. Carefully remove cake from pans. Cool on wire rack. Level cakes with a knife if needed, so they fit flat together.
For Filling; liberally spread pie filling over bottom and middle layer.
For icing; mix all ingredients and add enough soy or almond milk to combine. Beat with electric beater until smooth and glossy. Spread over filling layers, then stack cakes.