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🍰 Moist Chocolate Spice Cake

685 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 40 g orange peel
• 40 g lemon peel
• 250 flour
• 150 g ground nuts (e.g. almonds and hazelnuts)
• 100 g chopped almond kernels
• 1 tsp spice cake spice
• 50 g cocoa powder
• 4 eggs
• 40 ml rum
• 2 tbsp vanilla sugar
• 250 g brown sugar
• powdered sugar (for dusting)

Instructions

1. 1. Preheat your oven to 160 degrees Celsius using the top and bottom heat setting.
2. 2. Line a square baking pan measuring approximately 25 by 25 centimeters with baking paper.
3. 3. Place the candied orange peel and candied lemon peel together with one tablespoon of flour into a blender or food processor.
4. 4. Pulse the ingredients until they are finely chopped.
5. 5. In a large bowl, mix the ground nuts with the remaining flour, the whole almonds, the spice cake mix, and the cocoa powder.
6. 6. Beat the eggs together with the rum, the vanilla sugar, and the brown sugar until frothy using a mixer.
7. 7. Gently fold the dry nut and flour mixture into the egg foam mixture.
8. 8. Check the consistency: The batter should be spreadable. If it seems too dry, add a little more flour.
9. 9. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and smooth the surface.
10. 10. Bake the cake in the oven for about 30 minutes until it is golden brown.
11. 11. Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool in the pan for a short while.
12. 12. Release the cake from the pan and place it on a wire rack to cool completely.
13. 13. Dust the cooled cake with powdered sugar before serving.
14. 14. Cut the cake into pieces and serve.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 685
• Protein: 14 g · Fett/Fat: 42 g · Carbs: 58 g