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Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 16 |
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I enjoy making cakes and letting everyone in the neighborhood taste how good I make them. I got this recipe from one of grandma's secret cards. Ingredients:
1 cup granulated sugar |
1/4 cup cornstarch |
2 (20 ounce) cans pitted tart cherries, undrained |
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
3 cups cold whipping cream |
2 9-inch layers of chocolate cake, baked and cooled (9 inch) |
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar |
Directions:
1. Drain cherries, reserving 1/2 cup juice.
2. Combine reserved cherry juice,cherries,granulated sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan.
3. Cook and stir over low heat until thickened.
4. Add vanille and stir.
5. Split each cake layer in half horizontally.
6. Crumble one half layer; set asideBeat cold whipping cream and confectioner's sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form.
7. Reserve 1 and 1/2 cups whipped cream for decorative piping Place one cake layer on serving plate.
8. Spread with 1 cup whipped cream; top with 3/4 cup cherry topping.
9. Top with second layer, 1 cup whipped cream and 3/4 cup cherry topping; top with third cake layer.
10. Frost cake sides with remaining whipped cream; pat gently with reserved cake crumbs.
11. Spoon reserved 1 and 1/2 cups whipped cream into pastry bag fitted with star tip; pipe around top and bottom edges of cake.
12. Spoon remaining cherry topping over top of cake.
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