INGREDIENTS
Devil’s Food Cake (recipe below)
Chocolate Cookie Bottom (recipe below)
Cherry preserves
Cherry Filling: 1 14.5-ounce can tart cherries (drained) + 1/4 cup cherry preserves + 1 tablespoon kirsch (optional)
Whipped Cream: 1 pint heavy cream + 1/3 cup confectioner’s sugar
3 tbsp
Kirsch, divided (cherry brandy; look for imported, not American)
Maraschino cherries
1 oz
shaved, semisweet chocolate (use vegetable peeler on room temperature chocolate)
2 1/4 cups
cake flour
2 tsp
baking soda
1/2 tsp
salt
1 cup
salted butter
2 1/4 cups
firmly packed dark brown sugar
3
large eggs
3
squares (3 ounces) unsweetened chocolate, melted
1/2 cup
buttermilk
1 cup
boiling water
2 tsp
vanilla extract
1 cup
all-purpose flour
1/4 cup
cocoa powder
1/2 tsp
baking powder
1/2 tsp
salt
6 tbsp
unsalted butter
1/4 cup
sugar
1/2 tsp
vanilla extract