SCHOKOLADE KUCHEN

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Chocolate cake from Switzerland. The frosting is to look like a spiderweb when done. From www.about.ch

Provided by under12parsecs

Categories Dessert

Time 2h

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

150 g margarine
230 g sugar
6 eggs
1 pinch salt
5 g vanilla sugar
200 g dark chocolate (e.g. Cremant)
125 g ground almonds
125 g biscuits, ground (in the US known as crackers, must be unsalted !)
375 g powdered sugar
4 tablespoons cocoa powder

Steps:

Stir margarine until foam-like.
Add sugar, yellow of the 6 eggs, salt and vanilla sugar, stir again.
Dissolve chocolate in 3 tablespoons of water and add to the mixture.
Add almonds and biscuits.
Stir the white of the 6 eggs until stiff, add to the mixture and mix well.
Grease 10 inch cake pan with margarine, pour mixture into pan.
Bake on lowest position in oven at 180°C (356°F) for 50 to 60 minutes.
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.
Hint: Store chocolate cake in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 927.7, Fat 33.9, SaturatedFat 11.1, Cholesterol 112, Sodium 280.1, Carbohydrate 158.6, Fiber 5.8, Sugar 141.4, Protein 10.4