Black forest cake

BLACK FOREST CAKE
Preparation Time :30 mins Cooking Time :35 - 40 mins Serves : 12
Ingredients
MILKMAID Sweetened Condensed Milk 1 tin (400g) Butter 100g Maida 175g (1¾ cup) Cocoa 3-4 heaped tbsp (25g) Baking Powder 1 tsp Soda Bicarbonate 1 tsp Vanilla Essence 1 tsp Aerated soda 1 cup (150 ml) For Icing: NESTLÉ Premium Milk Chocolate 2 packs (50g) Tinned Cherries 1 small tin, destoned Cream 400g Icing Sugar/Powdered Sugar 2 level tbsp
Method
1.  Pre heat the oven at 180° C. 2.  Grease an 8” diameter baking tin and dust it with flour. 3.  Sieve together maida, cocoa powder, baking powder and soda bicarbonate (sieve 2-3 times for better aeration). 4.  Soften butter (DO NOT MELT). Add MILKMAID and beat well. Add the vanilla essence. 5.  Add maida mixture and aerated soda alternately to the batter till all the maida and soda are used up. 6.  Pour the batter into the baking tin (8” diameter) and bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or till the tooth pick inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean. 7.  Remove from oven, cool for a while. Loosen sides of cake, using a knife if necessary. Turnout over a wire rack/plate lined with cloth (to absorb moisture) and cool slightly before cutting horizontally into 2. 8.  Drain the cherries' syrup. Soak both cake halves with 5-6 tablespoons of cherry syrup. 9.  Whip cream and sugar over a bowl of ice and cold water, till light and fluffy. 10.  Sandwich the two layers of cake with 3-4 tablespoons of whipped cream and half of the chopped cherries. 11.  Cover the top and sides with rest of the whipped cream. 12.  Sprinkle generously with grated chocolate and top with cherries 13.  Chill and serve.