jenny's black forest cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup strong brewed coffee, cold
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
• 1/2 cup cherry liqueur

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour two 8 inch cake pans. make sour milk by combining milk and vinegar. set aside.
• sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. set aside. in a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, oil, coffee and vanilla. stir in the sour milk. gradually beat in the flour mixture, mixing just until incorporated.
• pour batter into prepared pans. bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. allow cake layers to cool completely before filling.
• to make the cherry filling: combine the cherry pie filling and cherry liquor. refrigerate cherry mixture until chilled, then fill cake.