Black Forest cake, which is also known as Black Forest gâteau, is a cake that bears the name of the German Black Forest region, which is called Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte or "Black Forest cherry-torte." It is actually named after the cherry liqueur from that region.
This dessert is a layered chocolate cake. Between the layers are whipped cream and cherries. The cake is also decorated with yet more whipped cream, maraschino cherries and chocolate shavings. Sour cherries and the cherry liqueur kirsch are also optionally used, depending on the recipe used. The kirsch will be found in more traditional European recipes.
It is not known when this dessert originated, or even definitely where, but it seems to be quite a new dish. The earliest reference to it is in Berlin in the 1930s, although claims have been made making the dish older.
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