Easy Black Forest Cake

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup kirsch
• 1 cup pitted dried cherries
• baking spray
• 2 cups (about 14 ounces) granulated sugar
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (about 8 3/4 ounces)
• 1 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 cup sour cream, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 2 1/2 cups heavy or whipping cream, chilled
• 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted
• 3 cups (about 36 ounces) pitted fresh cherries, quartered
• 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped