Strawberry Black Forest Cake a.k.a. Strawberry Screech Cake
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Strawberry Black Forest Cake. A delicious twist on a traditional Black Forest Cake using a strawberry compote and a favourite rum from Newfoundland.
Originally published September 2007.
This is a celebration cake that I came up with many years ago as an alternative the the traditional cherry and chocolate version and has been one that I have made may times since.
It is a much requested dessert when we have dinner guests at our house, having become a long time favorite of many of our friends.
The chocolate cake soaked in dark rum seems to add a delicious element to this cake that people really love.
UPDATE:
I have since added a Double Chocolate Black Forest Cake to the website in answer to those looking for a good version with cherries but this one remains incredibly popular with Rock Recipes readers.
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Strawberry Screech Black Forest Cake
Strawberry Screech Black Forest Cake - a delicious twist on a traditional Black Forest Cake using a strawberry compote and a favorite rum from Newfoundland.
Ingredients
For the Chocolate Cake
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ¾ cup cocoa
- 2 teaspoon . baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup soured milk, (just add a table spoon of lemon juice or vinegar to the milk)
- 1 cup cold black coffee
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Strawberry Filling
- 4 cups fresh or frozen strawberries
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 tablespoon corn starch dissolved in ¼ cup cold water
For the Vanilla Whipped Cream
- 4 cups whipping cream
- 6 rounded tablespoon icing sugar, (ie powdered sugar, confectioners sugar)
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Additionally you will need
- 4 to 6 ounces Newfoundland Screech, (or other good quality dark rum.)
Instructions
To prepare the Chocolate Cake
- Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat with electric mixer for 2 minutes.
- Pour into 2 greased and floured 9 inch cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool completely. Split cake into 4 layers.
To prepare the Strawberry Filling
- Combine the strawberries and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a gentle boil.
- Thicken with 2 tablespoon corn starch dissolved in ¼ cup cold water, which is added to the strawberries while stirring gently.
- Boil gently for 1 additional minute, stirring constantly. Divide in 2 portions and cool completely.
To prepare theVanilla Whipped Cream
- Combine all ingredients and whip until stiff mounds form.
- To construct the cake
- Split individual layers of cake into two layers making four layers in total. Sprinkle each layer of cake with about an ounce of Screech.
- Spread a layer of vanilla whipped cream on the first cake layer, followed alternately with a layer of cake, a layer of strawberry filling, cake,then cream again finishing with the final layer of cake.
- Frost sides of cake with vanilla whipped cream and using a piping bag pipe a border of whipped cream around the top of the cake.
- Fill the middle of the border on top with the remaining strawberry filling.
- Decorate the cake as desired with chocolate ganache dipped strawberries and drizzle of chocolate ganache.
Chocolate Ganache
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- ¼ cup whipping cream
- Heat whipping cream to scalding but do not boil. Stir in chocolate chips and stir over low heat until smooth.
- You can dip strawberries in this glaze to garnish your cake as well as drizzling it over the cake for the final presentation. I use a piping bag with a number 3 writing tip to drizzle the ganache over the cake but a zip-loc bag with the corner snipped off works just as well.
Nutrition Information
Yield
16Serving Size
1 sliceAmount Per Serving Calories 319Total Fat 8gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 7gCholesterol 25mgSodium 231mgCarbohydrates 58gFiber 2gSugar 40gProtein 4g
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.
Black Forest cake is one of my favourites. I request it every year on my birthday, but bever had I seen a recipe as delicious as this one looks. I'll definetly have to give this one a try.
Lorraine
What is soured milk??
Buttermilk. Or you can do it yourself. 1 cup of milk and one tbsp of vinager or lemon. Leave for 15 min.
Just add a tablespoon or two of lemon juice or plain vinegar to your milk to curdle it and make sour milk.
Under method, the second sentence, what is screech?
Hi candice, Screech is a traditional brand of dark rum sold in Newfoundland. You can of course, substitute another brand of rum.
Happy baking!
I'm going to be making this cake at the request of a friend. Coffee flavored anything is not good. Can the cup of coffee be left out and not change the taste or do we need the cup of liquid for the cake to come out right? Also, how much rum flavor will this have? Please send me an e-mail located on my website with an answer. Thank you Babette
please tell me what is soured milk and can i buy it at any grocery store.thanks
Just add a table spoon of lemon juice or vinegar to the milk. I've edited the recipe to make this more clear.
What can be substituted for the coffee? I dislike coffee 🙂
Just more milk will be fine.
In German this cake is called: Schwarzwalderkirsch torte... (and has usually chocolateflakes on the outside too)
Claudia Netherlands
What is better, fresh or frozen strawberries?
Since they are being cooked. I'll say whichever is cheaper. I generally use frozen for jams though.
That is an awful lot of sugar. If I reduce to one will it affect the cake that much?
It will definitely affect the texture of the cake.
Schwarzwalderkirsch torte traditionally uses cherries and kirsch. This one looks yummy but I think I will use strawberry liqueur instead of rum.
Can I make it without rum or is there any possible substitute for rum? Want to make a halal version of this cake for my husband?
Just omit it.