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MOHNTORTE
(POPPY SEED CAKE)
Mohntorte is one of Austria's most popular cakes and one served across all types of restaurants and cafes, whether it be at a "Heurige" or in a typical viennese coffee house. It is one of our favourite cakes so we hope you love it just as much as we do :)
TOTAL TIME: 3 hours
serves: 10 -12
INGREDIENTS
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250g butter at room temperature
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120g icing sugar
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9 eggs
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140g caster sugar
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1 tsb vanilla extract
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a few drops of almond extract
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230g ground poppy seeds
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160g ground almonds
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lemon yest
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1 tsb baking powder
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2 tbsp milk
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2 swigs of rum
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butter and flour to grease the baking tin
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100g marmelade
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200g dark chocolate
1. separate the eggs and beat the egg whites with the caster sugar, until stiff peaks start to shape.
2. beat the butter with the icing sugar and add the egg yolks one after another. slowly add the ground almonds and the poppy seeds.
3. add the milk, lemon zest, vanilla extract, almond extract, baking powder, swig of rum and beat well.
4. carefully fold in the egg whites.
5. spoon the batter into the greased out cake tin and bake for 1 hour at 180C. make sure a skewer comes out clean.
6. let the cake cool once its down.
7. heat the marmalade and add a swig of rum. spread the marmalade evenly over the cake.
9. place a heat proof bowl over simmering water. melt the chocolate. once completely melted pour the chocolate over the cake.
10. let it cool, so the glaze can settle. serve with a heap of whipped cream! Hopefully you'll have a big smile on your face by this stage!
METHOD
Difficulty grade: MEDIUM
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