Black Forest cake on a baking tray

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 5 eggs, separated
• 250 g sugar
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar
• 5 tbsp water, warm
• 200 g flour
• 1 packet of baking powder
• 50 g cocoa powder
• 2 jars of sour cherries
• 2 packets of vanilla pudding powder
• 3 tbsp cherry brandy
• 4 cups of whipped cream, 200 g each
• 2 packs of cream stiffener
• 2 tbsp powdered sugar, sifted or vanilla sugar
• 50 g chocolate shavings

Instructions

Working time approx. 40 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 55 minutes

Beat egg whites with sugar, vanilla sugar, and water until stiff. Add egg yolks and mix in. Mix flour, baking powder, and cocoa powder, sift over the egg mixture, and carefully mix in. Place on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake in a preheated oven for 15 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit). Turn out and remove the baking paper. Drain the cherries, reserving the juice. Cook 1/2 liter of juice with 2 packets of pudding powder according to the package instructions. Stir in the cherries and cherry brandy. Spread on the base. Let cool. Whip the cream with cream stiffener, add powdered sugar or vanilla sugar (you can also omit the sugar), and spread over the cake. Sprinkle with chocolate shavings. If desired, top each piece with a cream rosette and a cherry.