Black Forest Tart

Name: Black Forest Tart
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Cuisine: German Desserts, German Recipes
Ingredients: 1-1/4 cups chocolate wafer crumbs; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup butter, melted; FILLING:; 1/2 cup butter; 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped; 3 large eggs, room temperature; 2/3 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2/3 cup all-purpose flour; TOPPING:; 1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling; 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped; 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream

Cherry pie filling and a melted chocolate drizzle top a rich, fudgy cake made from chocolate cookie crumbs. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
FILLING:
1/2 cup butter
6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
3 large eggs, room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
TOPPING:
1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling
2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream

Directions

In a small bowl, combine wafer crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a lightly greased 11-in. fluted tart pan with removable bottom.
Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
In a microwave, melt butter and chocolate; stir until smooth. Cool for 10 minutes. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt until thickened, about 4 minutes. Blend in chocolate mixture. Stir in flour and mix well.
Pour into crust; spread evenly. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Spread pie filling over the top.
In a microwave, melt chocolate and cream; stir until smooth. Cool for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drizzle over tart. Chill until set.

Editor's Note: This tart is best served the day it is prepared.

Editor's Note

This recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 411 calories, 21g fat (12g saturated fat), 86mg cholesterol, 258mg sodium, 54g carbohydrate (36g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein.

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Originally published as Black Forest Tart in Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook 2006

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Maci

Feb 19, 2019

This is the best thing ever I have ever eaten so HATERS BACK OFF!!!!!!
gina.kapfhamer

Mar 6, 2017

A wonderful dessert recipe! Brought this for an office potluck and it was a big hit! Great chocolate flavor.
JANENOV46

Jan 26, 2016

This was not only beautiful, it was delicious and not overly sweet
millielee

Dec 20, 2014

I made this and took it to an Oktoberfest party. The guests voted my dessert as the best and I won a beautiful traveling German stein. I would definitely make this again, it was delicious!
KrystalCarroll

Jun 20, 2011

So Good! It's surprisingly not over the top sweet like you think it would be...the inside is like a really light, fluffy chocolate cake! The sweetest part is definitely the cherry and I used chocolate graham crackers for the crust instead of wafers and turned out great! Goes great with coffee, huge hit, highly recommend!