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Berliner Brot

This is a traditional German traybake that tastes better the in the days after baking – if it lasts that long! You can leave out the rum or switch the hazelnuts for almonds. Store the cake in an air tigh...
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Difficulty
Medium
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Time
40 min
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Author
lorem ipsum

Ingredients

Servings:
Makes: 15

115 grams butter
2  eggs
170 grams dark brown sugar


75 grams dark chocolate
200 grams plain flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1.5 tsp. ground cinnamon
1  dark rum
0.5 tsp. ground cloves
100 grams hazelnuts


100 grams icing sugar
3  water


Instructions

STEP 1/5

Cut the butter into cubes and leave at room temperature to soften.

Grate the dark chocolate.

Coarsely chop the hazelnuts.

STEP 2/5

Fit the K beater to the machine.

Pre heat the oven to 180ºC.

Line the traybake tin with parchment paper.

STEP 3/5

Add Ingredients 1 (butter, eggs, sugar) into the Mixer bowl.

Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine and fit the splash guard.

Mix on speed 5 for 1 minute.

STEP 4/5

Add Ingredients 2 (chocolate, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, rum, cloves, hazelnuts) into the Mixer bowl.

Mix on speed 2 for 2 minutes.

Transfer the batter to the traybake tin and spread evenly.

Bake for 25 minutes at 180ºC.

Leave to cool slightly in the traybake tin.

STEP 5/5

Add Ingredients 3 (icing sugar, water) into the saucepan.

Heat over a medium heat until the sugar has dissolved.

Using a pastry brush, brush the icing onto the still warm cake.

Leave to rest for 10 minutes.

Remove from the traybake tin and let cool completely.

Serve.

  1. Back to homepage
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  3. Berliner Brot

Berliner Brot

This is a traditional German traybake that tastes better the in the days after baking – if it lasts that long! You can leave out the rum or switch the hazelnuts for almonds. Store the cake in an air tigh...
Ȑ
Difficulty
Medium
ȑ
Time
40 min
&
Author
lorem ipsum
Servings:
Makes:15

Ingredients


115 grams butter
2  eggs
170 grams dark brown sugar


75 grams dark chocolate
200 grams plain flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1.5 tsp. ground cinnamon
1  dark rum
0.5 tsp. ground cloves
100 grams hazelnuts


100 grams icing sugar
3  water

Instructions

STEP 1/5

Cut the butter into cubes and leave at room temperature to soften.

Grate the dark chocolate.

Coarsely chop the hazelnuts.

STEP 2/5

Fit the K beater to the machine.

Pre heat the oven to 180ºC.

Line the traybake tin with parchment paper.

STEP 3/5

Add Ingredients 1 (butter, eggs, sugar) into the Mixer bowl.

Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine and fit the splash guard.

Mix on speed 5 for 1 minute.

STEP 4/5

Add Ingredients 2 (chocolate, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, rum, cloves, hazelnuts) into the Mixer bowl.

Mix on speed 2 for 2 minutes.

Transfer the batter to the traybake tin and spread evenly.

Bake for 25 minutes at 180ºC.

Leave to cool slightly in the traybake tin.

STEP 5/5

Add Ingredients 3 (icing sugar, water) into the saucepan.

Heat over a medium heat until the sugar has dissolved.

Using a pastry brush, brush the icing onto the still warm cake.

Leave to rest for 10 minutes.

Remove from the traybake tin and let cool completely.

Serve.

Notes