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🍽️ Classic Prinzregententorte
462 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 270 g coconut blossom sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tsp grated lemon zest
- 500 g butter
- 200 g spelt wholemeal flour
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 packet chocolate pudding powder
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 500 ml milk (3.5% fat)
- 250 g dark chocolate couverture
Instructions
- 1. Separate the eggs. Set the egg yolks aside.
- 2. Whisk the egg yolks with 200 g of coconut blossom sugar until the mixture is frothy.
- 3. Stir in a pinch of salt, the lemon zest, and 250 g of melted butter into the egg yolk mixture.
- 4. Mix flour, starch, and baking powder in a separate bowl.
- 5. Stir the flour mixture into the butter-egg yolk mixture in batches.
- 6. Beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks.
- 7. Gently fold the egg whites into the batter.
- 8. Divide the dough into 8 equal portions.
- 9. Preheat the oven to 200 °C (180 °C for fan-assisted or Gas Mark 3).
- 10. Bake the 8 dough portions one after another as thin layers in a springform pan.
- 11. Bake each layer for 6 to 8 minutes.
- 12. Immediately release the baked layers from the pan.
- 13. Let the layers cool completely on a wire rack.
- 14. Whisk pudding powder, starch, sugar, and cocoa with a little cold milk to form a smooth paste.
- 15. Bring the remaining milk to a boil.
- 16. Pour the prepared pudding mixture into the boiling milk.
- 17. Bring the mixture to a brief boil while stirring.
- 18. Remove the pot from the heat and let the pudding mixture cool down.
- 19. Beat the soft butter until fluffy.
- 20. Stir the cooled pudding into the butter spoonful by spoonful.
- 21. Spread the cream over 7 of the cooled cake layers.
- 22. Stack the creamed layers on top of each other.
- 23. Place the final uncreamed layer on top to finish.
- 24. Chop the chocolate couverture roughly.
- 25. Melt the chocolate couverture over a bowl of hot water.
- 26. Let the melted chocolate cool down slightly.
- 27. Spread the chocolate around the entire cake with a wide spatula once it starts to thicken.
- 28. Place the cake in the refrigerator until the chocolate is completely set.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 462
- Protein: 7 g · Fett/Fat: 30 g · Carbs: 41 g