Black Forest Soup Recipes

BLACK FOREST CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch, round, cake pans; cover bottoms with waxed paper.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, 2 cups sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add eggs, milk, oil, and 1 tablespoon vanilla; beat until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake for 35 minutes, or until wooden toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool layers in pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Loosen edges, and remove to racks to cool completely.
• Drain cherries, reserving 1/2 cup juice. Combine reserved juice, cherries, 1 cup sugar and cornstarch in a 2 quart saucepan. Cook over low heat until thickened, stirring constantly. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Cool before using.
• Combine whipping cream and confectioner's sugar in a chilled medium bowl. Beat with an electric mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form.
• With long serrated knife, split each cake layer horizontally in half. Tear one split layer into crumbs; set aside. Reserve 1 1/2 cups Frosting for decorating cake; set aside. Gently brush loose crumbs off top and side of each cake layer with pasty brush or hands. To assemble, place one cake layer on cake plate. Spread with 1 cup frosting; top with 3/4 cup cherry topping. Top with second cake layer; repeat layers of frosting and cherry topping. Top with third cake layer. Frost side of cake. Pat reserved crumbs onto frosting on side of cake. Spoon reserved frosting into pastry bag fitted with star decorator tip. Pipe around top and bottom edges of cake. Spoon remaining cherry topping onto top of cake.

BLACK FOREST CAKE

Steps:

• Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter the bottoms and sides of two 9-inch round cake pans; line the bottoms with parchment paper. Butter the parchment and dust the bottoms and sides of the pans with cocoa powder, tapping out the excess.
• Put the eggs (in their shells) in a medium bowl and cover with hot tap water; let stand 5 minutes (warming the eggs will help them whip better). Sift the cocoa powder, cake flour and salt into a medium bowl, then whisk in the almond flour; set aside.
• Remove the eggs from the water and crack into a large bowl. Add the granulated sugar and beat with a mixer on low speed to combine. Increase the speed to medium high and beat until pale, fluffy and thick, about 10 minutes. The mixture should fall off the beaters in a ribbon when lifted.
• Sprinkle one-third of the flour mixture over the egg mixture and gently fold with a whisk until combined. Repeat with the remaining flour mixture in two batches, adding the vanilla with the final addition. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans. Bake until the cakes pull away from the sides of the pans and a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Immediately run a small offset spatula around the edges to loosen. Let the cakes cool 5 minutes in the pans, then remove to a rack, parchment-side down, and let cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make the whipped cream: Whisk the confectioners' sugar and cornstarch in a small saucepan (the cornstarch will help stabilize the whipped cream). Slowly add 3/4 cup heavy cream, whisking, until a paste forms. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring, until thick and bubbling, about 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl, place a piece of plastic wrap directly onto the surface and refrigerate until completely cooled, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the filling: Bring the cherries, cherry syrup, kirsch and granulated sugar to a simmer in a small saucepan, stirring, until the sugar dissolves, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the almond extract and transfer to a bowl. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Finish the whipped cream: Beat the remaining 2 1/4 cups cold heavy cream and vanilla in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until soft peaks form, about 1 minute. With the mixer running, add the cooked cream mixture and beat until stiff peaks form, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Drain the cherries and reserve the syrup. Discard the parchment from the cakes. Trim a thin layer off the top of each cake with a long serrated knife. Put one cake cut-side up on a cake stand or serving plate and brush with half of the reserved syrup. Spread about 1 cup whipped cream over the top in a thin layer, then top with all but 1/4 cup cherries. Spread 1 cup whipped cream over the cherries in a thin layer. Top with the remaining cake and brush with the remaining syrup. Spread 1 1/2 cups whipped cream over the top and sides of the cake in a thin layer (some crumbs are OK). Refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Spread the remaining whipped cream over the top and sides of the cake. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Sprinkle the shaved chocolate around the top of the cake and press into the sides; top with the reserved cherries. Refrigerate overnight; the cake will soak up the syrup.

BLACK FOREST ESCARGOT SOUP

Steps:

• Beurre Manie: Combine butter and flour in a small bowl and blend well.
• Soup: Melt butter in a large heavy sauce pan over low heat, add shallot and cook 5 minutes.
• Stir in garlic, cook 1-2 minutes, add mushrooms and cook 15 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Pour in wine, broths and creme fraiche, simmer 20 minutes.
• Stir in escargot, reserved liquid, chives, parsley and aniseed.
• Pinch off bits of Beurre Manie and whisk into soup, one at a time.
• Beat 1 tbsp of hot soup into the egg yolks, add 3 more tbsp one at a time, whisking vigorously.
• Add egg mixture to soup, stir in Pernod and let soup "mellow" over low heat (do not boil) 1-2 minutes.

BLACK FOREST POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• MAKING 1) In a large saucepan, place together leeks and onions with butter. 2) Cover with buttered wax and put the lid on. 3) Cook over medium heat until the vegetables are very soft. 4) Remove and discard paper, stir in the flour, and cook about 4 minutes. 5) Stream in the chicken stock and whisk hard. 6) Mix in the potatoes. 7) Heat the flour mixture to boil, put the lid, and simmer 30 minutes until the potatoes are soft. 8) Take the saucepan off the heat and allow to cool. FINALIZING 9) In a blender or food processor, process the potato mixture until pureed. 10) Transfer the puree back into saucepan. 11) Stir in the sour cream, salt, and pepper, in the puree. 12) Simmer the soup until heated. Do not boil. SERVING 13) Serve hot Black Forest Potato Soup in soup bowl and dredge with bread crumbs or croutons on top.

BLACK FOREST CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• If using dried mushrooms, soak them in hot water to cover for 30 minutes and cut in pieces. Heat 1/8 cup water in large saute pan. Water sauté the fresh and dried mushrooms, garlic and dried herbs until tender and fragrant. Set aside. In large soup pot, bring carrot juice, water, carrots, cauliflower, celery, leeks and VegiZest to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. Puree 1/2 vegetable soup in high powered blender, adding cashews, lemon juice, and fresh herbs. Blend until smooth and creamy. Add pureed soup back to soup pot along with mushrooms, beans, and spinach. Heat until spinach is wilted. Serve garnished with fresh chopped parsley.

BLACK FOREST CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP (EAT TO LIVE)

Steps:

• Note: next time I make this I will use much less carrot juice so it will not be so sweet tasting.
• Cook mushrroms in as little water as is needed.
• In a large soup pot, bring carrot juice, 2.5 cups of milk, carrots, onion, corn, celery, leeks to a boil. Simmer until vegetables are tender.
• In a blender, puree the cashews and .5 cup of milk. Add half the soup, lemon juice, thyme and rosemary. Blend until smooth and creamy (may have to do a couple of batches).
• Return the pureed soup to the pot. Add the cooked beans, spinach, and sauteed mushrooms. Heat until spinach wilts.

BLACK FOREST SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Sprout the dried red beans as follows: Soak beans in water overnight. Drain. Keep covered at room temperature. Rinse twice daily for one or two days until you see a little sprout emerging. Sprouting the beans enhances their nutritional value. You can also simply soak them all day as you usually would.
• 2. Cook the beans on low all day in a crock pot until tender. (This is what I did because I'm not home long enough to cook things that take a long time to cook. This soup took just two sessions of half an hour of hands on work. The rest while I was away.)
• 3. Salt and pepper the ground turkey to taste, then saute on high.
• 4. Add the ham and all the chopped vegetables and saute until translucent.
• 5. Add cooked beans including cooking broth, all the spices, the tomatoes, and water as needed for soup consistency.
• 6. Simmer on low for 2 hours to let flavors marry - or enjoy as is. It just gets better and better.
• 7. I didn't use any cayenne or other hot pepper in this, but you can heat it to your liking.
• 8. Serve with jalapeno cheddar cornbread and a simple green salad.