What a fun story! It brings back memories of my sojourn to Germany to visit my AFS "sister" many years ago when I was in college. Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte (sorry I don't know how to put in umlauts) was one of a number of yummy German specialties I tried while there (Sandra, the lovely Black Forest is in Baden-Wurttemberg, umlaut over the 'u', not Bavaria, which is also beautiful). If anyone wants to pop for a rather expensive bottle of Kirsch (or kirschwasser) they can use that instead of the cherry syrup. In Germany it isn't Schwarzwaler Kirschtorte without Kirsch. But since Kirsch is not sweet, I think the cherry syrup sounds more to my taste! Thanks, MaryJane for the lovely recipe. It's on my short list of goodies to try. I may have to create an occasion for serving it!

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