Fooduary Day 11: Black Forest Cake
The invention/inventors of Black Forest Cake are definitely disputed. Some people think it was named after a specialty liquor from the Black Forest region, others claim it was inspired by by the traditional women’s costume…. Guess how that inspired me? This design is very much derived from the folk costume of the Black Forest region, famous for its red Pom-poms called Bollenhut. The red pompoms = the red cherries essential to Black Forest cake. I mean the liquor is essential too but this is a fashion/character design challenge, c’mon. The Bollenhut has been worn since 1750 with unmarried women wearing red pompoms and married women wearing black Pompoms.
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