Selva Negra! (That's Black Forest Cake ya'll)

I made this cake for my hubby's birthday this past week (he's the one who calls it Selva Negra). Since I had to work until 7pm (I know!) After I went to the store to buy ingredients and everything, I was a tired little baker and didn't take very many pictures. But never fear! The cake turned out AMAZING! I googled a ton of recipes and made one up. The only thing you might want to add when making this is putting cherries in the layers. They were out of canned bing cherries so I just left that part out.

Ingredients:
Cake
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups buttermilk

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Spray pan with flour spray two 7 or 8 inch round pans.
3. Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda and 1 teaspoon salt. Set aside.
4. Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
5. Beat in flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk, until combined. Pour evenly into pans.
6. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
7. Cool completely and turn out of pans.
8. Cut each layer in half, horizontally, making 4 layers total.
9. Sprinkle layers with the 1/2 cup kirshwasser.

Ingredients:
Filling and Frosting
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoon kirschwasser
1 (1 ounce) square semisweet chocolate

1. In mixer (trust me, use a mixer!), whip the cream to stiff peaks.
2. Beat in sugar, 2 teaspoons of vanilla and 2 teaspoons of kirshwasser.
3. Frost each layer and top and sides of cake. Be sure the middle layers are thick because the weight of the cake will thin them out. You might even want to half the recipe and whip it stiffer (or add cherries!).
4. Sprinkle with chocolate curls made by using a potato peeler or cheese grate on semisweet baking chocolate.

I bought a little piping kit but you could use a ziploc and piping tips to decorate.

Refrigerate!