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Schneider Cake

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  • Servings: 12
  • Prep: 60m
  • Cook: 60m
    • The following recipe serves 12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • FOR CAKE
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 2/3 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 ounces chocolate (melted)
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 1 1/3 cups almonds, grated
  • 6 egg whites (stiffly beaten cream)
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • Vanilla bean (1-inch piece)
  • 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 2 ounces chocolate
  • 1/3 cup walnuts, ground
  • 1/3 cup hazelnuts, grated
  • FOR CHOCOLATE ICING, Schokoladencreme als Gusse
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 4 1/2 ounces chocolate
  • 1 tablespoon butter
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • FOR THE CHOCOLATE ICING Schokoladencreme als Gusse

  • Step 1: Cook sugar with water until it spins a heavy thread. Melt chocolate in double boiler. Add butter and add hot syrup gradually, stirring constantly until smooth and mixture coats spoon.

  • FOR THE CAKE

  • Step 2: Beat butter and sugar.

  • Step 3: Add chocolate and egg yolks; continue beating.

  • Step 4: Add almonds.

  • Step 5: Fold in egg whites.

  • Step 6: Pour into greased and floured 9 in cake pan.

  • Step 7: Bake in 300 degree oven 45-55 mins.

  • Step 8: Cool. Cut into three layers.

  • Step 9: Fill with cream, prepared as follows:

  • Step 10: Beat sugar, eggs, vanilla bean and cornstarch in double boiler until thick.

  • Step 11: Cool and remove vanilla bean.

  • Step 12: Beat butter with chocolate till creamy.

  • Step 13: Combine with first mixture, walnuts and hazelnuts.

  • Step 14: Top with Chocolate frosting.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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