Black Forest Cake

5 eggs
125g sugar
125g flour
30g cocoa powder
60g melted butter


Filling

1 tin blackberries
2 oz sugar
1 tbsp corn flour
whipped cream
chocolate rices

Method  :

1.  Beat eggs and sugar together till thick.  Fold in the flour and cocoa powder.
     Add the melted butter.

2.  Bake at 450F for 45 minutes.

3.  Boil cherries to a syrup with sugar and corn flour , keep stirring until mixture thickens.

4.  Slice the cake into 3 layers.  Spread cherries through the cake(every layer)

5.  Cover top and side of cake with whipped cream.

6.  Cover the side with chocolate rices and decorate as desired.



(a recipe compiled by MPH)

German Yule Drops

1 cup butter, softened
3/4  cup powdered sugar
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
Dash salt
1 tbsp. cream
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
1  1/2  cups ground walnuts
1/2  cup powdered sugar


Method

Beat butter with electric beater until fluffy.
In separate bowl, sift together  3/4  cup powdered sugar, sifted flour and salt.

Add  1/2  of dry ingredients to creamed butter, mix thoroughly.

Gradually stir in rest of flour and cream.  Mix well.

Blend in vanilla and walnuts and stir well.

Knead well on floured surface, approximately 15 minutes.

Roll small amounts of dough into tiny balls and place on ungreased baking sheet.

Bake in preheated oven 300F  oven 30 minutes.

Remove from oven and dust cookies while still hot with sifted powdered sugar.

Makes about 6 dozen cookies.