{"id":6243,"date":"2017-03-25T15:41:35","date_gmt":"2017-03-25T13:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/?p=6243\/"},"modified":"2017-03-25T17:56:58","modified_gmt":"2017-03-25T15:56:58","slug":"black-forest-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harryandlexy.com\/en\/recipes\/desserts\/gateaux-cakes-and-rolls\/black-forest-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Forest Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’ve been lucky enough to go on a river cruise along the mighty Rhine and enjoy the spectacular views of the beautiful European countryside. The river gets its name from the Celtic word renos which means “raging flood” but fortunately, the weather was mild enough and there was not even a trace of a flood. The cruise started in the Netherlands but my favourite part was when we got to the Alsace region – Germany on one side of the river, France on the other.<\/p>\n

We disembarked in the little village Breisach and went on a tour through the forests of Germany’s Shwarzwald, the fabled Black Forest. Our local tour guide told us that no one really knows the origin of the forest name. Some people assume it’s because the forest consists mostly of conifer trees and they are much darker green. Other people think that the enchanted forest is so dense that hardly any light can reach the ground. Whatever the reason, the mythical emanation of the Black Forest has inspired many authors to write dark tales and enthralling stories\u00a0that capture our imagination.<\/p>\n

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