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Apple biscuit cake
Life is complicated right now. Thus, I am listing 5 good things here to motivate positivism:
- Valeria made marquesa de chocolate, (a recipe from Venezuela which is similar to the German Kalter Hund) and sent me a beautiful picture. Now it is my turn to try a German version of this recipe. We will post both versions here once I managed to make it. Thank you so much for this challenge Valeria.
- I am glad I found purplefoodie. I visit her blog and just awe at all the goodness there. And I am glad she likes it here, too.
- Nearly all my best friends were here this weekend and spent a lovely time with me. Nothing beats that, especially during complicated times.
- December 3 will be a date that marks changes to come. Good ones.
- This recipe is dead easy and its taste just fits perfectly to those times where falls turns into winter.
What are the first 5 good things that come to your mind right now?
Read MoreApple almond paste rings
I haven’t been able to post a recipe in a while which makes me feel bad because I actually baked a lot: German cheesecake, apple almond paste bundt cake, with buttermilk cheesecake-chocolate squares and so on. But I haven’t managed to sit down quietly enough to write them down. So many things are happening right now. Complicated ones but also many good ones. Exciting times. I hope you cope with me and come back from time to time anyway. I am still around and I am happy if you come by and try one or the other recipe.
This particular recipe is actually a substitute for one I couldn’t find: Here in Germany we have a cake called Kranzkuchen (literally: ring cake) made from yeast dough filled with almond paste and raisins, topped with a sugary drizzle of frosting. But no recipe to be found – nowhere. Probably all the grandmothers baking these cakes don’t use the internet. And I haven’t found a recipe in any of my cookbooks either. Hm. But this one here comes close and is as yummy. It’s from Leila Lindholms a piece of cake. I varied it by substituting bread flour by all purpose flour and sugar by muscovado. Its a perfect treat for these dark days coming up.
Read Morechocolate cake with apple&zucchini
This recipe is from cakes und kuchen. At first you may wonder how the hell zucchini fits to a chocolate cake. But it is surprising what delicate moisture this cake obtains through this twist. This cake tastes good after having rested for 24 hours. It even keeps well and moist for about a week if you keep it in a closed container.
Ingredients:
- 200 grams flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp baking soda
- 3 eggs
- 180 grams light brown sugar
- 100 ml. oil
- 100 grams apples, grated
- 100 grams zucchini, grated
- 50 grams bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 hand walnuts, chopped
- 1 pinch salt
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Prepare a loaf pan (30cm) by greasing it or placing a baking sheet into it. Beat eggs with sugar and oil until fluffy. Add all other ingredients in small batches and mix until the batter is just well mixed. Pour into the pan and bake around 40 minutes. Cool a bit before removing the cake from the pan. I believe this cake will taste even better if you add a ganache once it is cooled.
Source: cakes und kuchen, ISBN: 978-3884727478Read More