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Apple sponge cake according to Grandma Luise

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Ingredients for 1 servings:

  • 6 eggs
  • 250 g sugar
  • 125 g hazelnuts, ground
  • 75 g semolina
  • 250 g apples, grated (weigh after grating)
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 1 tbsp cocoa powder
  • e.g. couverture (chocolate) or powdered sugar
  • Fat for the mold
  • Flour for the mold

Instructions

Working time approx. 25 minutes; Total time approx. 25 minutes

Separate the eggs. Beat the 6 egg yolks with the sugar for at least 7 minutes until very frothy. Then add the ground hazelnuts, semolina, grated apples (well squeezed), baking powder, and cocoa powder and mix. Beat the 6 egg whites until stiff peaks form and finally fold in. Pour the batter into a greased and floured 26 cm cake pan. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C on the bottom rack for about 1 hour. To serve, cover with chocolate coating or dust with powdered sugar. Fresh, light, fruity, and delicious – this apple sponge cake only tastes best after a day or two!

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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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