Black Forest Cake

Ingredients:

• For the Cake:
• Sugar - 2 cups
• All Purpose flour - 1 3/4 cups
• Cocoa Powder - 3/4 cup
• Baking Powder - 1 1/2 teaspoons
• Baking Soda - 1 1/2 teaspoons
• Salt - 1 teaspoon
• Eggs - 2
• Whole milk - 1 cup
• Vegetable Oil - 1/2 cup
• Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons
• Boiling water - 1 cup
• For the Cherries:
• Drained Cherries - 1 can(20 ounces)
• Kirsch - 1/4 cup
• For the Whipped Cream:
• Chilled heavy cream - 1 1/2 cups
• Powdered Sugar - 1/2 cup

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two cake pans with butter or oil. Sprinkle some flour on both cake pans, over the butter/oil.
2. Mix sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. 
3. Now, add the eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla extract. Mix well, for about 2-3 minutes. Then, stir in boiling water, until the batter becomes thin.
4. Divide the batter between the two cake pans and pour it in them.
5. Bake the cakes for about 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
6. Take the cakes out after letting the sit outside the oven for 2-3 minutes and remove them from their pans. Now, cool the cakes on a wired rack for about 10-15 minutes
7. Keep 12 cherries for decorating. Mix the remaining cherries and the Kirsch. Put them them to the side for now.
8. For the whipped cream, mix the heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until it turns soft and almost-stiff peaks form. Refrigerate the whipped cream until it is ready to use.
9. After the cakes cool off completely, level the tops and put one layer on a serving platter.
10. Using a slotted spoon, remove the cherries and place on the cake layer.
11. Top the cake with about 1/2 to 3/4 cup whipped cream, spreading over the cherries.
12. Place the second layer on top, and frost the entire cake with the remaining whipped cream.
13. Decorate the cake the way you want it at the end.