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Celebrating Mom's Birthday - Eggless Black Forest Cake with Chocolate Lace Collar

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It was my Mom's Birthday yesterday, so I thought of treating her with one of her favorite cake flavors - the   Black Forest Cake.  I guess, it is one of the most popular cakes  on earth because of the very fact that I am seeing it cut on almost any and every birthday party since my growing years (and not only me, I am sure, many of you would agree with me on this...hai na? 😉). Layers of rich chocolate cakes, soaked in cherry liquor, topped with fresh cherries and then frosted with a thick layer of simple whipped cream simply make it a delightful affair that is loved by almost everyone. Although, traditionally, a substantial amount of cherry liquor goes in making this cake, I have customized it a little by substituting the liquor with the cherry compote simply because I wanted to make a cake that is sans off any alcohol (but hey! I am not stopping you to go ahead and use the cherry liquor in case you want that hint of booze in your cake 😜). Also, since it's not the cher