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Leni cake

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Ingredients for 1 servings:

  • 6 eggs, separated
  • 100 g sugar
  • 100 g dark chocolate
  • 100 g nuts, ground
  • 400 ml cream (2 cups of 200 ml each)
  • 1 pack of cream stiffener
  • 100 g dark chocolate

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour

Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until frothy. Dissolve 100g of dark chocolate and stir in. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form and fold them into the egg yolk mixture along with the nuts. Line a springform pan with parchment paper and pour in the batter. Bake in a preheated oven at 150°C (top/bottom heat) for about 30 minutes. Allow the base to cool thoroughly. For the topping, whip 300ml (1 1/2 cups) of cream with cream stiffener until stiff peaks form and spread over the base. Bring the remaining 100ml (1/2 cup) of cream to a boil with 100g of dark chocolate, then cool and spread over the cake.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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