Country Women's Cake

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 4 eggs
• 250 g butter, soft
• 350 g sugar
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar
• 500 g flour
• 1 packet of baking powder
• ⅛ liter milk (maybe more or less)
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder (dark – at least 70% cocoa content)
• 2 jars of cherries, drained, for topping
• ¼ liter of milk
• 100 g powdered sugar
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 150 g butter, soft
• 100 g chocolate (milk or dark) for garnishing
• Grease for the tray

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 hour

Baking tray – similar to Donauwelle

Separate the eggs. Beat the egg whites in a tall bowl until stiff peaks form and refrigerate. Beat the butter, sugar, and vanilla sugar until fluffy and creamy. Slowly add the egg yolks. Beat everything until the sugar is dissolved. Sift the flour and baking powder into the mixture a spoonful at a time and mix with the milk until creamy. Finally, add the egg whites and carefully fold in. Grease the baking tray and preheat the oven to 200°C to 220°C. Drain the cherries well. Divide the batter in half. Spread one half on the baking tray. Mix the other half with the cocoa powder (adding a little milk if necessary). Spread the brown mixture over the light batter. Now arrange the cherries on the batter. Bake the cake on the middle rack in a hot oven for one hour. But be careful—depending on your oven, the cake may be ready in as little as 45 minutes! While the cake is in the oven, prepare the buttercream as follows: Whisk the milk, powdered sugar (it’s better to sift it, as lumps may otherwise form), vanilla sugar, and egg yolks together well in a saucepan. Bring everything to a boil over low heat and then let it cool. Now beat the softened butter until fluffy. Add the cooled mixture to the butter and beat until beautifully smooth. Spread the buttercream onto the cooled cake. Finally, melt the chocolate (in a double boiler). Using a spoon, you can drizzle patterns onto the cream as desired. Tip: If you like, you can also use a piping bag to paint pretty decorations of your choice on it. The cake can then be cut into 24 rectangular pieces for consumption.