Weekend Dessert - Black Forest Chocolate Torte Recipe
Black Forest Chocolate Torte Recipe By Mark F Weber Germans believe Der Zweck einer Mahlzeit Dessert , or the purpose of a meal is dessert. This recipe is for a chocolate cake with Kirschwasser, whipped cream, cherries and chocolate shavings is native to the Black Forest in southwest Germany. Kirschwasser never tasted so sweet and the objective of a meal was never more appealing. The Black Forrest is 4,600 square miles of woodland in the southwest corner of Germany, not far from France and Switzerland. The name came from the Romans because very little light shined through the trees. The Black Forrest is so dark and mysterious that much of Germany's folklore, including many of the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales comes from the area. Brother Doug, a professional chef and graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, adapted the following recipe from the archives of the Weber family, who immigrated to the United States in 1858. Black Forrest Torte Chocolate Genoise , (yields 2 - 10...