Calling all chocolate and cherry lovers with a more progressive sweet tooth. This isn’t your grandma’s black forest cake recipe (love you, Gran!). We’re taking the classic to a healthier place, with a gluten-free cake (from a great mix!), refined sugar-free frosting, and yes, still plenty of cherries. Get ready for a dessert that’s as delicious as it is guilt-free.
Black Forest Layer Cake (Gluten-Free)
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 10
Calories 318 kcal
Ingredients
Cakes
- 2 pkg. Simple Mills Chocolate Cake Mix
- 6 organic eggs
- 2/3 cup olive oil
- 1-1/3 cup water
- 2 Tbsp. vanilla extract
Frosting
- 2 cans (10 oz.) coconut cream chilled
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. cacao powder
- 2 Tbsp. SunButter Sunflower Butter
- 1/8 tsp. Redmond Real Salt Sea Salt
Topping
- 1-1/2 cups cherries
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 8- or 9-inch cake pan.
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You will be baking two cakes. Make first cake per instructions on package. Pour into cake pan and bake 32-37 minutes.
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Remove cake from oven, remove from pan and set aside to cool; prepare and bake second cake per above instructions.
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In medium mixing bowl, add firm part of chilled coconut cream and the rest of frosting ingredients; whisk or beat with hand mixer until smooth and combined. (Note: The frosting should be thick and creamy. You can also refrigerate it overnight if you want it to be thicker.)
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When cake is completely cooled, place on serving plate and frost just the top of cake that will serve as bottom layer. Set second cake on top of that layer of frosting and frost its top layer. Arrange cherries on top.
Recipe Notes
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Nutrition Facts
Black Forest Layer Cake (Gluten-Free)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 318
Calories from Fat 252
% Daily Value*
Fat 28g43%
Saturated Fat 12g60%
Trans Fat 0.01g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 12g
Cholesterol 98mg33%
Sodium 57mg2%
Potassium 159mg5%
Carbohydrates 12g4%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 149IU3%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 24mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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