I haven’t made a fun martini in a minute so why not set out to make a fun dessert one based off this delicious cake? There’s something about that martini that is soooo delicious. The one exception I have is a key lime martini at Lucky Bones Backwater Grille in Cape May, NJ, which I figured in my New Jersey Travel Blog. I don’t lose my mind over chocolate martinis or dessert ones generally. I’m not an espresso martini or appletini girl. But then I thought how the sweet tooth in me actually enjoys sometimes having their dessert in a glass. I thought about different variations of desserts, ranging from cupcakes to tarts to ice cream sundaes. While I am an avid baker and love challenging myself with new things, I have made a few Black Forest Cakes in my day. Some use maraschino cherries in their cake but in my own opinion, you need to use the real deal to get that deep, authentic cherry flavor. The cake then sky rocketed in patisseries, bakeries and regular restaurants with everyone switching up the presentation of the classic dessert. The first time the actual recipe showed up was actually not that long ago, in the 1930’s. Some say it’s from the traditional garb worn by women in the Black Forest region that included big red pom poms on top of a very noticeable hat that was called a Bollehut. Traditional Black Forest Gateau from BBC Foodīelieve it or not, the Black Forest Gateau or Cake as it’s known in the US isn’t directly named after the forest itself. With even not being a cherry flavored fan myself, I enjoy the contrast of flavors of the dark, rich chocolate and the light whipped cream and the authentic, real cherries. The chocolate sponge is traditional brushed with the Kirsch, or Schwarzwälder Kirsch(wasser} as it’s officially known to absorb the flavor more into the cake. What makes this cake stand apart is the use of Kirsch, a cherry alcohol that is potent in flavor. What is arguably the biggest entry into the cake world from Germany, the Black Forest Gateau is famously loaded with chocolate, whipped cream and tart dark cherries that are grown in the Black Forest, the famous Mountain range located in Germany.
We could have made a Black Forest Gateau, but that would have been too obvious.
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