He soon sets off for Transylvania to see the castle he has inherited that includes his great grandfather's laboratory where he used to bring back the dead to life. He meets Igor ( pronounced EYE-gore, not EEE-gore) and Inga, his laboratory assistants. Frankenstein ( Pronounced FRONK-en-Steen not Frank-en-Stein in the movie) in his college medical class with a visit from a clergyman with his great grandfather's will. Young Frankenstein is such a well made movie, so funny, so many classic lines and amazing acting. Gene Wilder, the star of 'Young Frankenstein' recently passed away and I had been meaning to make this cake for a while now, and now with his passing as well as Turner Classic Movies honoring him this week I felt it was fitting to share it.

This cake isn't quite ' Seven and a half feet long.

I made mine 3 tall layers to be larger than life similar to the creature in Young Frankenstein. It is one of my favorite cakes, one that is in my Grandma's recipe box I inherited, and part of one of my absolute favorite movies, 'Young Frankenstein' by Mel Brooks.Ĭlassic German Black Forest Cakes are usually 2-3 small layers, typically one layer baked cut into three layers. I have had this Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte ( German Black Forest Cake) on my to bake for my blog list for a long time now. Spiked with cherry liqueur, this is a showstopper of a cake in both taste and presentation. Towering layers of chocolate cake filled with whipped cream, dark cherries and decorated with chocolate curls. Jump to Recipe Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, also known as German Black Forest Cake.

German black forest cake