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Gerhard's fine nut cake

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Ingredients for 1 servings:

  • 6 eggs
  • 300 g sugar
  • 100 ml water
  • 100 ml oil
  • 150 g nuts, grated
  • 220 g flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 150 g butter
  • 100 g powdered sugar (icing sugar)
  • 1 tbsp vanilla sugar
  • 50 g chocolate, softened
  • 4 tbsp cream
  • 1 tbsp rum
  • 4 tbsp jam
  • 12 ladyfingers
  • some coffee to drink
  • some rum for soaking
  • 250 g whipped cream
  • possibly cake icing, lemon flavor

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 2 hours

Beat the eggs and sugar until frothy, then add the water and oil. Sift the flour and baking powder together. Fold into the egg mixture along with the nuts. Pour the batter into a 28cm cake tin. Bake in a preheated oven at 175°C (top/bottom heat) for about 60 minutes. For the cream, beat the butter with the icing sugar and vanilla sugar until fluffy. Add the chocolate, rum, and cream. Once cooled, divide the cake base lengthwise and fill as follows: 1. jam, 2. cream, 3. ladyfingers dipped in coffee and rum, 4. stiffly whipped cream. If desired, top with lemon glaze.

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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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