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Black Forest

Black Forest: what it is and where to eat it

A layered chocolate sponge cake typically filled with whipped cream and cherries. It is often garnished with chocolate shavings and more cherries.

17 restaurants on Tastavo serve it

Cuisine
German

Typical ingredients

  • chocolate sponge
  • whipped cream
  • cherries
  • kirsch
  • chocolate shavings

History of the dish

Germany

Black Forest cake
© Mikelo · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Origin
Germany
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Black Forest gateau, (German: Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte [ˈʃvaʁt͡svɛldɐ ˈkɪʁʃˌtɔʁtə] , lit. 'Black Forest cherry torte') or Black Forest cake, is a layer cake made out of sponge cake flavoured with cocoa powder, cherries, Kirsch, and whipped cream, with dark chocolate as a decoration.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Black Forest gateau” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · Wikipedia

Where to eat it

Bilbao

Athens

Budapest

Helsinki

Toulouse

Milan

Turin

Dubai

Nice

Faro

Palma

Bari

Cluj-Napoca

Chania

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