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Cherry chocolate cake with nuts

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Ingredients for 12 servings:

  • 200 g margarine or butter
  • 180 g sugar
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 125 g flour
  • 3 tbsp rum
  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 200 g hazelnuts or almonds
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 100 g chocolate, grated
  • 1 jar sour cherries, drained and pitted

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 15 minutes

a moist cake

Separate the eggs and beat the egg whites with some of the sugar until stiff peaks form. Cream the butter/margarine with the remaining sugar, egg yolks, and rum until fluffy. Stir in the cinnamon, flour, and baking powder. Fold in the egg whites, ground nuts/almonds, and grated chocolate. Pour into a greased springform pan. Sprinkle the drained, pitted sour cherries over the cake and bake at 170-190°C (350-375°F) for about 1 hour. Dust with powdered sugar before serving, if desired. Tastes even better the next day, when the cake has fully set.

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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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