Meringue Black Forest Cake

This cake is a variation combining the chocolate-flavored whipped cream and sponge cake of the traditional German Black Forest Cake with the meringue layers and kirsch flavoring of the Swiss specialty Swiss Kirsch Cake (Zugar Kirsch Torte).

The chocolate triangles make a spectacular decorative finish, but they can be a bit time-consuming to make. A much quicker and still perfectly acceptable method is simply to break the chocolate sheet into small pieces after it has hardened