The Black Forest Cake that almost wasn't

by muks
(beachwood/OH)

When I first prepared a black forest cake I started making a chocolate cake as a base. The batter came out as expected and I poured it in a glass tray 3 inch deep. I kept the tray in a grill oven and set the timer to 40 minutes. After 40 minutes the cake seemed to be baked completely with a nice golden crust. I left it to cool for an hour or so, I thought, before applying the cream and fillings.

When I started to cut the cake horizontally... oops! I discovered that it was still uncooked from the middle. I got so upset! Of course I couldn't bake the cake again because the top would burn off trying to finish the center.

But I was not discouraged. I had to try again because I really wanted to master this technique. So I tried baking the cake with a thin tray that saved more of surface area and less of thickness.
This time - I got the desired results! The cake came out amazingly good. Thus i overcame my obstacle. It was definitely worth another try!