German Cakes

Hazelnutcake

Ingredients:

7 eggs

125 gram non rising flour

250 gram hazel nut (ground)

550 gram icing sugar (fine)

3 Tsp. hot water

Juice of 1 lemon

Preparation:

Take the egg yolks and mix well  with the hot water .Then you add 250 gram icing sugar. Mix until you have a creamy batter.

Now you whisk  the white of the eggs till stiff. Then add 50 gram icing sugar. Put this on top of the creamy egg batter and add 250 gram ground hazelnuts and 125 gram of non rising flour. Mix very very gently and then put in a buttered baking pan and bake at 175 deg. celsius for 45 minutes.

After baking put on a big plate and cover with icing sugar (250 gram icing sugar  and juice of one lemon). If it is to runny take more icing sugar.

 

Cheesecake

Linzertorte

Applecake

125 g butter (unsalted), 3 eggs, 125 g sugar, 200 g plain flour , 2 tsp. baking powder, juice of 1 whole lemon, 5-6 apples

Mix butter very well, add sugar and eggs, beat until smooth. Then add the flower with the baking powder and the lemon juice. Butter your baking pan und put the batter in the pan. Add the peeled apple pieces (cut them on top) and bake appr. 50 minutes at 170 ./ 170 Grad, German oven)

When the cake is nearly cold, sprinkle icing sugar on top.