Gâteau Forêt Noire

The black forest cake (Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte) is named after the Schwarzwald (literally, “Black Forest”) in Germany. Joseph Keller, of Café Agner in Bad Godesberg, is thought to be the creator of this cake, although this is not certain. Although little is known about the history of the cake until the mid-1930s, it is now one of the most famous of German cakes. In its original version, it uses sour cherries and large amounts of kirsch. However, in its modern American version, the sour ch