Desserts

Great-grandma`s Cognac Cake

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 15 mins
Total Time 15 mins
Course Baking
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 1)

Ingredients

  • 330 g butter
  • 8 egg (s), separated
  • 500 g suar
  • 2 packs vanilla sugar
  • 1 lemon (s)
  • 200 ml cognac
  • 300 g hazelnuts or almonds, round
  • 330 g flour
  • 2 packs baking powder
  • 4 teaspoons cocoa powder
  • Fat for the shape
  • possibly cake icing (chocolate icing) or
  • powdered sugar
Great-grandma`s Cognac Cake
Great-grandma`s Cognac Cake

Instructions

  1. Mix butter, sugar, egg yolks, vanilla sugar, flour, hazelnuts, cognac and cocoa powder for approx. 10 minutes to form a smooth mixture. Squeeze the lemon and add the juice to the egg whites and beat until stiff, then fold into the batter.
  2. Put the mixture in a large, buttered springform pan and bake at 125 ° C - 150 ° C for 1 - 1 1/4 hours.
  3. The cake can be decorated with powdered sugar or chocolate icing, but it doesn`t have to, it tastes so delicious too.
Editorial Staff

About Editorial Staff

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