Ottilienkuchen (German Chocolate Sprinkle Cake)
Description
This is an authentic German recipe for a traditional German 'Ottilienkuchen' - a cake made with almond flour and chocolate sprinkles.
Ingredients
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1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
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2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
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3/4 cup white sugar
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2 teaspoons vanilla sugar
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4 large eggs, at room temperature
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1 tablespoon rum
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1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1/4 cup cornstarch
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1 pinch salt
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3/4 cup blanched almond flour
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1/3 cup chocolate sprinkles, or as desired
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 355 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan.
2
Combine butter, sugar, and vanilla sugar in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in rum.
3
Sift flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt into a separate bowl; stir into butter mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time. Mix in almond flour and chocolate sprinkles. Pour cake batter into prepared loaf pan.
4
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick comes out clean, about 1 hour. Turn off oven and leave cake in the warm oven for 10 more minutes.
5
Remove from oven and carefully unmold onto a wire rack. Cool completely before serving.