Nut Cake Nussen Kuchen Recipes

ENGADINER NUSSTORTE (NUT CAKE)

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar.
• Mix flour, rind, salt and egg on high speed until a dough is formed.
• Divide the dough into 1/3 and 2/3 parts, wrap well in foil and chill for minimum 1/2 hour.
• In the meantime, heat the sugar for the filling until it caramelises to a very light brown.
• Heat the cream (can be in microwave) and add it to the caramel, stirring rapidly.
• Add the honey, heat until it reaches a rolling boil.
• Add nuts and stir well. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• Mix well and allow to cool.
• Roll out the larger of the pastry dough rolls and fit into a greased 24cm springform pan to cover the base and sides.
• Pour in the cooled filling.
• Roll out the remaining dough to form a lid for the cake. Put on top of the filling and join the edges well.
• Paint the top of the cake lightly with whisked egg yolk.
• Cook the cake at about 180 degrees for 50-60 minutes.
• Take the cake out of the oven and allow to cool. Do not remove outside of tin until cool! The cake should be totally cold before serving- I put mine in the fridge on the base, and only take it off the base once it's cold and the filling has set. Otherwise if the filling is still hot the bottom will sag when you pick it up.

TYROLEAN NUT CAKE (TIROLER NUSSKUCHEN)

Steps:

• Grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®) generously with butter and sprinkle with bread crumbs. Turn pan so bread crumbs are evenly distributed. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Beat butter using an electric mixer on high speed for a few minutes until foamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add sugar and vanilla sugar in batches. Beat batter for a few minutes until mixture is light and foamy. Mix in white wine.
• Combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Mix flour mixture into egg mixture quickly on low speed. Fold in hazelnuts and chocolate chips. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan and level with the back of a spoon.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.

NUT CAKE (NUSSEN KUCHEN)

Steps:

• If you like you can make the dough a day ahead.
• It is easier to work with.
• With a pastry blender, cut the butter into the flour.
• You want it to look like coarse meal.
• Cut in cream cheese.
• Flour your hands.
• Pour in milk a little at a time.
• Gentlely with your hand, mix the dough to form a ball.
• Don't over work the dough.
• At this point wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate about 1-2 hr.
• best overnight.
• Filling: In a small bowl, beat 1 c.
• sugar into the yolks.
• Beat until light yellow and stiff.
• In a large bowl, beat egg whites until stiff.
• Slowly fold the yolk mixture into the whites.
• Mix the flour and walnuts together and gentley add to mixture.
• Try not to stir out all you egg whites.
• You want air to be left to keep this moist and light.
• Spray very lightly a 9x13" pan.
• Roll out 1/2 the dough.
• Put it in the bottom of the pan.
• Pour in your walnut mixture.
• Roll out the other half to fit over the top and fit closely around sides.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 350* for 35-40 min.
• Until the top is a golden brown.
• When cooled cut into squares.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar.