Baumkuchen

Ingredients

• •200g butter, softened
• •200g sugar
• •4 eggs
• •200g all-purpose flour
• •50g cocoa powder
• •1 tsp baking powder
• •1 tsp vanilla extract
• •150ml whole milk
• •200g dark chocolate, chopped
• •100g pearl sugar
• •pinch salt

Directions

1. 1Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F) and grease a Baumkuchen mold thoroughly. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then beat in eggs one at a time.
2. 2Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk to the butter mixture, stirring in vanilla extract.
3. 3Pour batter into the mold until three-quarters full. Bake for 35-40 minutes until a skewer comes out clean, then cool slightly and turn out onto a wire rack.
4. 4Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl over hot water or microwave, then spread evenly over the cooled cake, working quickly.
5. 5Sprinkle pearl sugar over the wet chocolate coating immediately, allowing it to partially sink into the glaze as it sets.
6. 6Let the cake cool completely before serving, allowing the chocolate to harden fully for the best texture.

Cook this with Miamzi 👨‍🍳

Miamzi knows what's in your kitchen — it checks this recipe against your ingredients, adds what's missing to your grocery list, plans your week, and invents new dishes from what you already have.