Black Forest Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 Tbsp. unsifted Dutch process cocoa powder
6 Tbsp. sifted cake flour
1 c. plus 2 Tbsp. granulated sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
8 large egg whites
1 tsp. cream of tartar
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 (1 lb.) can water packed pitted sour cherries, drained (reserve 1/2 c. juice)
2 Tbsp. water
1 tsp. unflavored gelatin
4 tsp. light brown sugar
2 tsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. grated lemon rind
1/3 c. heavy cream
4 tsp. confectioners sugar
1/3 c. ice cold evaporated skim milk
1 tsp. lemon juice

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 375\u00b0.
Line the bottoms of 2 (8-inch) round layer cake pans with wax paper.
On a sheet of wax paper, sift together the cocoa powder, flour, 1 cup of the granulated sugar and the salt.
Set aside.