Black Forest Cake

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup sugar

¼ cup cornstarch

1 ½ tsp vanilla

40oz tart pitted cherries, undrained

3 chocolate cake layers, baked & cooled

3 cups cold whipping cream

⅓ cup powdered sugar

½ tsp vanilla

HOW TO PREPARE:

Drain cherries, reserving ½ cup juice. Combine ½ cup cherry juice, cherries, sugar, & cornstarch in saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until thick; stir in vanilla. Set aside. 

In a mixing bowl, whip whipping cream, powdered sugar, and ½ tsp vanilla until stiff peaks form. 

Put one cake layer on a platter. Spread with 1 cup whipped cream; top with ¾ cup cherry filling. Repeat layers. Frost sides of cake with remaining whipped cream.