Description
A simple and delicious German chocolate cake known as Maulwurfkuchen, which translates to ‘mole cake’.
Ingredients
Scale
- 200g flour
- 200g sugar
- 200g butter
- 4 eggs
- 100g cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 500g whipped cream
- 1 packet vanilla sugar
- 100g chocolate shavings
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Mix flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and eggs in a bowl.
- Add melted butter and mix until smooth.
- Pour the batter into a greased baking sheet.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Let the cake cool completely.
- Whip the cream with vanilla sugar until stiff.
- Spread whipped cream over the cooled cake.
- Decorate with chocolate shavings.
Notes
- Ensure the cake is completely cool before adding cream.
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator.
- Can add fruit toppings for variation.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: German
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: maulwurfkuchen, mole cake, German cake, chocolate cake