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Ottilienkuchen (German Chocolate Sprinkle Cake)

This is an authentic German recipe for a traditional German 'Ottilienkuchen' - a cake made with almond flour and chocolate sprinkles.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 1 minute
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Cake
Cuisine: German
Calories: 378
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 0.75 cup white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar
  • 4 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon rum
  • 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
  • 0.25 cup cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 0.75 cup blanched almond flour
  • 0.33333334326744 cup chocolate sprinkles, or as desired

Method
 

  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.

Nutrition

Calories: 378kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 6gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 108mgSodium: 81mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13g

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