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• Cuisine

  European >> Deutschland >> German

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 40 minutes, Preparation Time - 30 minutes

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| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line the bottoms of two 8 inch round pans with parchment paper circles. Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda and 1 teaspoon salt. Set aside. | 2. Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Beat in flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk, until combined. Pour into 2 round 8 inch pans. | 3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool completely. Remove paper from the cakes. Cut each layer in half, horizontally, making 4 layers total. Sprinkle layers with the 1/2 cup kirshwasser. | 4. In a medium bowl, cream the butter until light and fluffy. Add confectioners sugar, pinch of salt, and coffee; beat until smooth. If the consistency is too thick, add a couple teaspoons of cherry juice or milk. Spread first layer of cake with 1/3 of the filling. Top with 1/3 of the cherries. Repeat with the remaining layers. | 5. In a separate bowl, whip the cream to stiff peaks. Beat in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1 tablespoon kirshwasser. Frost top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with chocolate curls made by using a potato peeler on semisweet baking chocolate. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
purpose flour	1	2/3 cups		-	-	-	-
cocoa powder	2/3	cup	unsweetened	130.72	33.196	11.2373	7.8547
baking soda	1 1/2	teaspoons		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
shortening	1/2	cup		906.1	0.0	0.0	102.5
white sugar	1 1/2	cups		1161.0	299.94	0.0	0.0
egg	2			143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
buttermilk	1 1/2	cups		-	-	-	-
kirschwasser	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
butter	1/2	cup		684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6
confectioner sugar	3 1/2	cups		-	-	-	-
salt	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
coffee	1	teaspoon	brewed	3.1388	0.5209	0.1043	0.0729
bing cherry	2	cans	pitted drained	-	-	-	-
heavy whipping cream	2	cups		816.0	6.5760000000000005	6.816	86.59200000000001
vanilla extract	1/2	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
kirschwasser	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
chocolate	1	square	semisweet	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.