Recipe and source notes

German Nut Cake

6 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound butter
  • 1/2 pound sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon rum
  • 1/4 pound Baker's chocolate
  • 1/2 pound flour
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon lemon
  • 2 med. apples
  • 1/2 pound pecans, cut small
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

Make it step by step

  1. Beat butter until smooth, add 1 egg, a little sugar, 1 egg, a little sugar until 6 eggs are in batter, add vanilla extract, cinnamon, lemon, rum and chocolate; beat; add sifted flour mixed with baking powder; peel apples, slice in small pieces and add to batter. Bake at 375 degrees for at least 1 hour. After cake cools, sift powdered sugar over cake.

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Adapted from Foodista by Anonymous, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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