Name: Eggless black forest cake recipe
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 8 inch cake
Ingredients: 1½ cups flour ((wheat or all-purpose flour)); ¼ cup cocoa ((good quality)); 1 tsp baking soda ((recheck expiry date)); ¼ tsp salt; 1 cup fine sugar (or sugar powdered ); 1 cup milk (or water (at room temperature, refer notes)); 1/3 cup oil ((I used virgin coconut oil)); 1 tbsp vanilla extract; 1 tbsp vinegar (or lemon juice); ½ to ¾ cup chopped cherries ((fresh or maraschino)); 2 tbsp sugar ((skip if making cherry syrup)); 4 to 5 tbsp water; 1½ cups whipping cream (chilled (36% fat or above)); 3 tbsp powdered sugar (or confectioners sugar (refer notes)); 6 to 8 cherries ((fresh or maraschino)); 1 chocolate bar (for chocolate shavings)