Nusskuchen

Name: Nusskuchen
Yield: Serves 10
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 250 g (9 oz) caster sugar; 200 g (7 oz) butter, softened; 130 g (4½ oz) plain flour, sifted; a pinch of salt; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 1½ tsp baking powder; 200 g (7 oz) flaked hazelnuts; 6 eggs, separated; 100 g (3½ oz) dark chocolate (minimum 70% cocoa solids), cut up into small pieces; 100 g (3½ oz) dark chocolate (minimum 70% cocoa solids), cut up into small pieces; icing sugar, to dust

Preparation info

Serves
10

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

World's Best Cakes

By Roger Pizey

Published 2013

About

The name of this everyday - and popular - cake literally translates from the German as Nut Cake. It is a simple recipe for a lovely light but moist cake; some versions are baked in a round tin and made as a sandwich with a tart apple filling, but I like mine as a loaf with a nice strong coffee.

Ingredients

200 g (7 oz) butter, softened
250 g (9

Europe
Germany
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4 and grease and line a 25cm x 8cm x 8cm (10in x 3¼in x 3¼in) loaf tin with baking parchment.
Cream the butter and sugar together until white and fluffy, and then add the egg yolks one at a time, scraping down a