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MOHNTORTE

(POPPY SEED CAKE)

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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

  • 250g  butter at room temperature

  • 120g icing sugar

  • 9 eggs

  • 140g caster sugar

  • 1 tsb vanilla extract

  • a few drops of almond extract

  • 230g ground poppy seeds

  • 160g ground almonds

  • lemon yest

  • 1 tsb baking powder

  • 2 tbsp milk

  • 2 swigs of rum

  • butter and flour to grease the baking tin

  • 100g marmelade

  • 200g dark chocolate

1. separate the eggs and beat the egg whites with the caster sugar, until stiff peaks start to shape.

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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.

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3. add the milk, lemon zest, vanilla extract, almond extract, baking powder, swig of rum and beat well.

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4. carefully fold in the egg whites. 

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5. spoon the batter into the greased out cake tin and bake for 1 hour at 180C. make sure a skewer comes out clean. 

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6. let the cake cool once its down. 

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7. heat the marmalade and add a swig of rum. â€‹spread the marmalade evenly over the cake. 

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9. place a heat proof bowl over simmering water. melt the chocolate. once completely melted pour the chocolate over the cake. 

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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!

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METHOD

Difficulty grade: MEDIUM

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