A brilliant Black Forest chocolate torte cake which is soaked in Kirsch liqueur, with cherry filling. Todays Free Photo for Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone, and iPad. It could have originated from a. Kirsch. although it was not a cake. Some say the chocolate part of the cake originated. Germany Bad Godesburg. There is also a story that a. Dutchman who settled in the region invented the cake. Although we may never know. We begin this dessert by making a. I. like to use a Chocolate Genoise as its light and airy texture is perfect. Kirsch flavored cherry syrup we brush on the cake to. As a German woman, it breaks my heart to see all of these black forest cakes in North America made with sickeningly sweet icing and gross cherry pie filling. This cake. A Chocolate Genoise is similar to a sponge. It is, however, like other sponge cakes. To make a light and airy genoise. The eggs and sugar are beaten until. The other difference between a regular. The melted butter. Once baked, the genoise can be covered and stored for a few days, or. A Black Forest Cake would not. Morello cherries. These tart flavored cherries. I like to use the bottled dark. Morello Cherries that are packed in a light syrup. You can. usually find them in specialty food stores Trader Joes or some grocery stores. Whole Foods. If you cannot. Now, once the. cherries have been drained, take 1 cup 2. We then add a little Kirsch to. If you are using sour cherries packed. This juice is. used to soak the chocolate genoise to accentuate the cherry flavor of this. I like to make this dessert a day before. Food Network Star.