Valentine's Day Recipe Idea: Black Forest Cake

My husband is the world's biggest chocoholic. No, really....He is...He will eat an entire chocolate cream pie in one sitting, and has been known to devour a huge 5lb Hershey's bar in just a few hours. It's actually pretty gross, in my opinion, but to each their own!

My husband loves my cooking, but often tells me he would love for me to make more desserts. I have never been into sweets, so I never took up baking. One of my New Year's resolutions is to bake at least once a week, and I will be sharing my recipes here!

Today, I made a Black Forest Cake. It was very easy, and is stunning to look at. The flavor? AH-MAZING! This would be perfect for that special someone on Valentine's Day!

Want the recipe? Keep reading!

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Black Forest Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

• 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
  

Directions :

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 8 inch cake pans. Make sour milk by combining milk and vinegar. Set aside.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. To make the cherry filling: Combine the cherry pie filling and cherry liquor. Refrigerate cherry mixture until chilled, then fill cake.