Ottilienkuchen (German Chocolate Sprinkle Cake)

This is an authentic German recipe for a traditional German 'Ottilienkuchen' - a cake made with almond flour and chocolate sprinkles.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 378 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon rum
• 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 4 large eggs, at room temperature
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 0.75 cup white sugar
• 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.25 cup cornstarch
• 0.75 cup blanched almond flour
• 0.33333334326744 cup chocolate sprinkles, or as desired

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 355 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan.

Step 2

Combine butter, sugar, and vanilla sugar in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in rum.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick comes out clean, about 1 hour. Turn off oven and leave cake in the warm oven for 10 more minutes.

Step 4

Sift flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt into a separate bowl; stir into butter mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time. Mix in almond flour and chocolate sprinkles. Pour cake batter into prepared loaf pan.

Step 5

Remove from oven and carefully unmold onto a wire rack. Cool completely before serving.