Swiss Schokolade Kuchen Chocolate Cake Recipe

With all this talk of cake decorating, cake baking tips & that cake master Chef Goldman bio, I thought we might as well bake a cake today!  I chose for Wednesday’s recipe project Schokolade Kuchen, or Chocolate Cake recipe. 

This is a delicious, moist & beautiful cake to make, use those Voo-Dude toothpicks to make sure she’s done!  Enjoy.

Quick Note:  This recipe calls for a 10″ springform pan.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter
• 2 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 6 eggs (separated)
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (no imitation!)
• 1 cup dark chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 cup almonds, chopped
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 4 tablespoons cocoa powder

What’s Next:

Stir margarine over low heat in saucepan until foam-like. Add granulated sugar, yellow of the 6 eggs, salt and vanilla sugar, stir again. Dissolve dark chocolate in 3 tablespoons of water and add to the mixture.

Add almonds.

Wisk the white of the 6 eggs until stiff, add to the mixture and mix well.

Grease form with margarine, pour mixture into form.

Bake on lowest position in oven at 350 F or 180 C for 50 to 60 minutes.

For the Frosting:

Mix powder sugar with 4 tablespoons of water. Put 1 tablespoon aside.

Add chocolate powder to the rest of the mixture, add a few drops of water and stir.

Let cake cool off after baking. Pour chocolate mixture evenly over cake.

Form a small, funnel-shaped paper with a tiny opening. Put the mixture set aside in 1. into paper and draw 8 concentric circles on cake.

Use a small knife and pull 8 lines from the center towards the edge and 8 lines from the edge towards the center alternating.

Eat well & Cake often!