Ridiculously decadent black forest cake

This super rich black forest cake is actually quite easy to make! The recipe for the actual chocolate cake is something I found online back in the early 2000's, before internet recipes were really a big thing. Normally I make it as a 9" x 12" sheet cake, but when thinking about how I wanted to put together my black forest cake I thought the flavor and richness of this cake recipe would be perfect, and it was!

The buttercream frosting and cherry jam are pretty standard, just make sure you get the TART cherries! And don't forget the juice of a single lemon when making the jam the citric acid is a natural preservative and will help keep the flavor sharp and the color a deep red.  I zipped past that part a little too quickly in the video!

Ridiculously decadent black forest cake recipe

For the chocolate cake:

• 2 Cups Flour
• 2 Cups Sugar
• ¾ Cup  Cocoa
• 2 Teaspoons Baking Soda
• 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder 
• 2 Eggs
• 1 Teaspoon Salt
• 1 Cup Buttermilk
• 1 Cup Vegetable Oil 
• 1 ½ Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
• 1 Cup Boiling Water

Bake at 300F for 45 min ( 9" cake pans )

For the cherry jam:

• 2 14.5 oz cans of tart red cherries
• 1 cup sugar
• the juice of one lemon

Boil till you reach around 230F or desired texture.

For the buttercream frosting:

• 2 sticks butter ( 8oz)
• 10 oz of confectioners sugar, or to taste 
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1-2 Tbs milk

Cream together!

Enjoy!