The cake is named literally after the Black Forest in Germany. Called Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte in Germany. The cake is usually made of several layers of chocolate cake, whipped cream and cherries between each layer. The cake is usually decorated with more whipped cream, maraschino cherries and chocolate shavings. Traditionally the cake has Kirschwasser added to it which is a clear liquor distilled form tart cherries. Josef Keller claims he invented the cakein its present form in 1915 at Cafe Agner.
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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwarzw%C3%A4lder_Kirschtorte
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