The Origin Of Black Forest Cake

In fact, the translation of Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte as "Black Forest Cherry Cream Cake" would be more appropriate. Because the full German name Schwarzwalder means Black Forest, and Kirschtorte means cherry cream cake. Upon careful study, as Black Forest puts it, it is truly just a cherry cream cake without chocolate.
According to legend, in ancient times, whenever there was a cherry harvest in the Black Forest area, farmers not only made excess cherry sauce, but also generously stuffed cherries into the layers of the cake or carefully decorated them one by one when making cakes. When making fresh cream for cakes, a lot of cherry juice is added, and this cake, which is mainly made of cherries and fresh cream, has become known as the "Black Forest cake" since it spread from the Black Forest to other places!
The real protagonist of Black Forest cake is still the delicious and rich cherries! Previously, there were cases in Germany where consumers complained about a certain black forest cake having too little cherry content. Therefore, the German government has also made relevant regulations for this national treasure level black forest, such as the fresh cream part of the black forest cake, which must contain at least 80 grams of cherry blossom juice!
So Black Forest really doesn't mean black. And Black Forest cake is not synonymous with chocolate cake. The Black Forest is a mountainous area located in southwestern Germany, from Baden Baden to Freiburg, all of which belong to the Black Forest region. Even if you come to the Black Forest today, you may not be lucky enough to taste the chocolate free Black Forest cake everywhere. However, when you have the opportunity to enjoy the Black Forest here, you may want to pay close attention to the small cherries in the cake, so that you can rediscover the outside of the Black Forest and also feel the freshness hidden deep in your taste buds.