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zimtkuchen (cinnamon cake)

Posted by on Jan 10, 2010 in cake | 2 comments

zimtkuchen (cinnamon cake)
My mom used to make this one when I was little, and when she did you knew that Christmas is just around the corner. childhood memories. yum.

Ingredients:

for the crust:
● 300 grams flour
● 1 tsp baking powder
● 235 grams butter
● 65 grams sugar
● 1 pinch salt
● 3 tbsp cocoa powder

for the filling:
● 3 eggs
● 125 ml cream
● 125 ml milk
● 100 grams sugar
● 100 grams ground almonds
● 100 grams ground hazelnuts
● 50 grams dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
● 1.5 tbsp ground cinnamon
● 3 tbsp cocoa powder
● 0.5 tsp baking powder

Directions:

Mix flour, baking powder, butter, sugar and salt and process into a dough. Grease a 10 inch springform and spread dough into the form. PWith your fingers create a 2cm high frame of dough. Bake at 200°C for about 10 minutes. In the meantime beat eggs, cream, milk, sugar, salt, almonds, hazelnuts, chocolate, cinnamon and cocoa powder until you receive a homogenous liquid mix. Pour this mix into the spring form and bake until finished – about 45-50 minutes. Once cooled, decorate with confectioners sugar.

Source: mom
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