Growing up, every single celebration in the family was marked by grocery store Black Forest cake and while I genuinely enjoyed it, I also vividly remember picking out the sickly sweet artificial cherries from my slice, EVERY. SINGLE. TIME! Flash forward to present day, just as I was struggling to decide what to make for my dad's birthday, @midnite.creations comes over with a bag of the loveliest and juciest cherries from her backyard, mA. Fresh cherries? Now those are clutch. So, here it is: Black Forest minus the maraschinos - a combination of two recipes (@livforcake + @nytcooking), filled with all the best parts of a Black Forest and a whole lotta love ❤️✨🍒🍫 #blackforestcake #cherrycake #chocolatecake #cherryseason #chocoholic #nomnomnom #pieceofcake #happybirthday #tofoodies #butfirstdessert #chocolateshards #whippedcream #cherrycoulis #iconeicscoops