The batter is enough for 12 muffins. Baking time then approx. 20-25 minutes. For a sheet cake, double the ingredients, but only use 1 additional egg. The baking time is then approx. 30 minutes. In the Guglhupf or loaf pan, the baking time is 45 - 50 minutes. If necessary, reduce the baking temperature to 150 degrees Celsius if the cake is too dark on the outside and is not yet done on the inside. Make sure to do a chopstick test.
Instead of sour cream, you can use sour cream, creme fraiche, quark or yoghurt.
Fruits also fit very well into the batter. For example morello cherries, pears, or a grated apple. Then possibly use half a cup more flour.
If you prepare the cake in a springform pan, you can then e.g. halve horizontally and spread with jam, then assemble and cover the outside with a chocolate icing. Or, for a filling, heat 4 tablespoons of Nutella slightly and mix with 4 tablespoons of mascarpone.
Depending on whether you add chocolate chips to the dough or decorate the outside with chocolate icing and other sweets, half a cup of sugar is enough for the dough. You can also use 1/2 cup of cocoa powder and 1/2 cup of Kaba powder.