Black Forest Cake!!!!

During all festival time we all have lots of memories...rite??In my childhood, for me christmas is all about cakes,delicious food,stars and of course, the 10 days X'mas holidays :D In the christmas morning my mom used to make Appam ,chicken curry or pidi,chicken curry for breakfast...And the main attraction of the day is cutting cakes....Everytime we used to buy plum cakes and chocolate or cream icing cakes.And I never have patience to wait till morning for cake cutting..Without cakes christmas is incomplete for me...Missing all those beautiful days..And  I thot this time I will bake the cake in home...Black Forest cake is everyone's favourite I think..Here is my recipe for the Yummy black forest cake!!!

Ingredients :
All purpose flour/Maida -1/2 cup.
Coco powder - 1/2 cup.
Powdered sugar - 1/2 cup.
Eggs - 6 nos.
Butter - 100 gm.
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp.
For filling and decoration :
Whipping Cream - 2-3 cups.
Tinned Cherries - as required.
Sugar - 5 tbs if needed ( cuz the cherry syrup already has sugar ,so add sugar according to that )
Rum for flavour - 2 tbs ( U can use whiskey or brandy instead of rum)
Chocolate curls and rice for decoration.

How to make the cake :
1. Seive maida and butter twice together to mix well.
2.Heat butter and keep it aside to cool.
3.Beat the eggs in a bowl and add the powdered sugar to it and combine well.
4. Add 1 tsp vanilla essence to it and mix.
5. Add little little maida-coco powder mix to it and combine slowly.
6. Finally add the butter and mix well.
7.Grease one cake tin with butter and pour this batter to it.Preheat oven at 350F for 5 min.
8. Bake the cake for about 40-45 mins in 350F.
Filling and Decoration :
 Remove the cake from oven when it is done and let it cool.Separate Cherries from the syrup..And heat 1cup syrup..The syrup is already sweetend so add sugar according to that.Add sugar when the syrup starts to boil.Switch off the flame and let it cool lightly..Then add the Rum for flavour.
Then cut the cake horizontaly in two equal pieces..(U can make it 2 or 3 pieces if u want).Keep the upper portion of the cake upside down.Then make small holes in the two pieces with a fork..After that pour little little cherry syrup and spread all over.Let it go thru the holes.Do the same in the other piece also..Then first put the whipping cream in one piece and spread all over the cake surface..Place some separated cherries and place the second piece over this and lightly press it..And put the cream over this second portion and spread all over covering all the black colour ..Finally decorate it with chocolate curls , chocolate rice and cherries...Keep it in the lower tray of the refrigerator for 10-15 mins to set.
The Yummy black forest cake is ready..Cut in to pieces and enjoy!!!
                                         Wishing all A Merry Christmas
Say Cheese!!!
Parvathy Arun :-)
Recipe Courtesy :Lakshmi Nair,magic oven