Black Forest Cherry Dessert Recipes

Steps:

• CAKE: Beat eggs, sugar, and vanilla together until thick and fluffy, about 10 minutes.
• Alternately fold chocolate and flour into the egg mixture, ending with flour.
• Pour the batter into 3 8-inch cake pans that have been well greased and floured.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degree F. oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool cakes in pans for 5 minutes; turn out on racks to cool completely.
• SYRUP: Make syrup by mixing together sugar and water and boiling for 5 minutes.
• When syrup has cooled, stir in kirsch.
• Prick the cake layers and pour syrup over all 3 layers.
• FILLING: To make the butter-cream filling, beat together sugar and butter until well blended.
• Add egg yolk; beat until light and fluffy, about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Fold in Kirsch.
• CAKE ASSEMBLY: To assemble cake, place 1 layer on a cake plate.
• Spread with butter cream filling.
• Using 3/4 cup of the cherries, which have been patted dry, drop cherries evenly over cream.
• Place second layer on cake.
• Repeat.
• Place third layer on top.
• Fold 2 T confectioners' sugar into the whipped cream.
• Cover the sides and top of the cake with whipped cream.
• Decorate top of cake with remaining 1/2 cup cherries.
• To make chocolate curls from chocolate bar, shave (at room temperature) with a vegetable peeler.
• Refrigerate curls until ready to use.
• Press chocolate curls on sides of cake and sprinkle a few on the top.
• Chill until serving time.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour and sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in coconut and walnuts. Press into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack., In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Fold in 1 cup whipped topping. Spread over crust. Top with pie filling; cover and chill., In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mixes for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Whisk a small amount of pudding into melted chocolate. Return all to the pudding, whisking constantly. Pour over cherry filling. Chill for 2 hours or until set. , Just before serving, spread remaining whipped topping over dessert. Garnish with chocolate curls if desired.