Black Forest Potato Salad Recipes

BLACK FOREST POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, cook potatoes, covered, in 2 inches boiling water until tender, about 12 minutes; drain.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl whisk together vinegar, oil, water and pepper.
• Mix in apples.
• Add potatoes, sauerkraut, onions and parsley to apple mixture; toss gently.
• Season with salt.

BLACK FOREST POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the potatoes :.
• Scrub the potatoes, but don't peel. Place potatoes in a large saucepan with plenty of salted water, cover and bring to a boil. Simmer just until the potatoes are tender, 15 to 20.
• Make the dressing:.
• Peel the onion and chop it very fine. Place the onion in a bowl with the vinegar, sour cream, mustard, salt and pepper. Sprinkle in the caraway seeds. Whisk the ingredients until mixed, then gradually whisk in the oil so that the vinegar and caraway dressing emulsifies and thickens slightly. Pour the oil in a slow, steady stream so dressing emulsifies thoroughly. Taste the dressing for seasoning, and adjust, if necessary. Set aside.
• Test the potatoes for tenderness with the tip of a small knife. When done, drain potatoes in a colander and rinse if needed.
• While still warm, cut the potatoes into 1/2-inch slices. Transfer the potatoes to a large bowl.
• Briskly whisk the dressing, then pour it over the warm potatoes.
• Assemble the salad:.
• While the potatoes cool,trim away any fat and any rind from the slices of ham. Cut the ham into approximately 3/4-inch strips and set aside.
• Chop the parsley until fine and add the ham strips to the cool potato salad.Sprinkle about three-fourths of the parsley over the top. Stir the ham and parsley into the salad. Taste for seasoning, cover and chill in the refrigerator at least one hour.
• To serve:.
• Transfer the potato salad to a large platter and serve at room temperature, sprinkled with the remaining parsley.

BLACK FOREST CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans; line bottoms with parchment paper. Place a medium bowl in the refrigerator to chill.
• Whisk flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla; beat until combined. Pour cake batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Cool layers in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Run a paring knife around edges to loosen and invert carefully onto racks to cool completely, 1 to 2 hours.
• While cake layers bake, drain cherries for topping, reserving 1/2 cup juice. Combine reserved juice, cherries, sugar, and cornstarch in a 2-quart saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, over low heat until thickened. Stir in vanilla. Let cool at room temperature for 30 minutes. Transfer to the refrigerator to cool completely before assembling cake.
• Combine whipping cream and confectioners' sugar for frosting in the chilled medium bowl. Beat with an electric mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form.
• Split each cake layer in half horizontally using a long serrated knife. Tear one layer into crumbs; set aside. Gently brush loose crumbs off top and sides of remaining layers using a pastry brush or your hands. Reserve 1 1/2 cups frosting for piping decorations on cake; set aside.
• To assemble, place one cake layer on a 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 and frost sides of cake.
• Pat reserved cake crumbs onto sides of cake. Spoon reserved 1 1/2 cups frosting into a pastry bag fitted with a star decorator tip. Pipe around top and bottom edges of cake. Spoon remaining cherry topping on top of cake.
• Store covered in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

BLACK FOREST PANCAKE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine milk and eggs in a blender; pulse until well mixed. Add flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, and salt; pulse until batter is well blended. Add water 1 tablespoon at a time if batter appears too thick.
• Heat a lightly oiled griddle over medium-high heat. Drop 1/3 cup batter onto the griddle and cook until bubbles form and the edges are dry, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and cook until browned on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter until you have at least 6 pancakes. Transfer pancakes to a wire rack to cool.
• Mix cherry puree and vodka together in a bowl.
• Brush 1 pancake with cherry puree mixture and pipe whipped cream on the edge of the pancake; top with another pancake. Repeat until all the pancakes, cherry puree mixture, and whipped cream are used. Top with sweet cherries and chocolate shavings. Cut cake using a serrated knife.