Kirsch Kuchen (Black Forest Cake)

German black forest cake traditionally is an “adult” cake made with a cherry liquor called kirsch that comes from the Black Forest region of Germany. In North America this cake is often found made with a sweet cherry pie filling which is not anything like the real thing. I was serving this cake to some children and people who were not fond of alcohol in the cake so I used morello cherry juice instead. The result was a delicious tart moist cake that was delicious. Feel free to use Kirsch to be authentic if you can find it, just make sure you only serve it to adults as the liquor is not cooked but soaked in the cake.