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      Title: Black Forest Cake # 4
 Categories: Cakes, Chocolate
      Yield: 1 servings
 
      2 c  All purpose flour
           (plus 2 tb. flour)
  1 1/2 ts Baking powder
    3/4 ts Baking soda
    3/4 ts Salt
      2 c  Sugar
    3/4 c  Cocoa
    1/2 c  Shortening
      3    Eggs
      1 c  Milk
      1 tb Vanilla
      3 c  Whipping cream
    1/3 c  Powdered sugar; sifted
      1 cn Cherry pie filling/21 oz
 
  Combine first 6 ingredients in a mixing bowl. Stir until
  well mixed. Add shortening, milk and vanilla; beat mixture
  3 minutes at Low speed of electric mixer, scraping sides of
  bowl occasionally. Grease 2 (9") round cake pans; line
  bottoms with waxed paper. Pour batter into pans. Bake at
  350` for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick
  inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10
  minutes; remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire
  racks.
  
  Split cake layers in half horizontally to make 4 layers.
  Make fine crumbs, using 1 cake layer; set crumbs aside.
  Beat whipping cream until foamy; gradually add powdered
  sugar, beating until soft peaks form. Place 1 cake layer on
  cake platter; spread with 1 cup whipped cream, and top with
  3/4 cup cherry pie filling.  Repeat with 2nd layer, and
  then top with 3rd cake layer. Frost sides and top with
  whipped cream, reserving a small amount for garnish.
  Pat cake crumbs generously around sides of cake. Spoon or
  pipe whipped cream around top of cake; spoon remaining pie
  filling on center of top. Chill well.
  NOTE: You can add several layers as required by baking more
  batter.
 
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