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      Title: Black Forest Cake
 Categories: Cakes
      Yield: 10 servings
 
      2 c  Plus 2 tb all-purpose 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 extract
      3 c  Whipping cream
    1/3 c  Sifted powdered sugar
      1    Jars Cherry pie filling (25-
 
  Recipe by: Southern Living
  Preparation Time: 0:30
  Combine first 6 ingredients in a large mixing bowl; stir
  until well mixed. Add shortening, eggs, milk, and vanilla;
  beat mixture 3 minutes at low speed of an electric mixer,
  scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Grease two 9-inch
  round cakepans; line bottoms with wax paper.  Pour batter
  into pans.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes or
  until a wooden pick 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 second layer,
  and then top with third cake layer.  Frost sides and top
  with whipped cream, reserving a small amount for garnish.
  Pat cake crumbs generously around sides of cake.  (There
  may be leftover cake crumbs.)  Spoon or pipe whipped cream
  around top of cake; spoon remaining pie filling on center
  of top.  Chill well.  Yield:  one 3-layer cake.
 
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