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Egg liqueur cake

Eierlikörkuchen

Preparation time: about 20 minutes

Baking time: about 60 minutes

WITH ALCOHOL

About 16 Slices

For the Bundt pan or kugelhopf mould (diameter 22 cm/9 in)

a little fat, flour

For the all-in-one sponge

125 g/4½ oz (1¼ cups) plain (all purpose) flour

125 g/1 oz (3 tablespoons) cornflour (cornstarch)

4 level teaspoons baking powder

250 g/9 oz (2 cups) icing (confectioners’) sugar

2 sachets vanilla sugar

250 ml/8 fl oz (1 cup) cooking oil, e.g. sunflower oil

250 ml/8 fl oz (1 cup) egg liqueur

5 eggs (medium)

For dusting

a little icing (confectioners’) sugar

Per slice

P: 4 g, F: 19 g, C: 35 g, kcal: 339

1Grease and flour the Bundt pan or kugelhopf mould. Preheat the oven:

Top/bottom heat: about 180 °C/350 °F (Gas mark 4)Fan oven: about 160 °C/325 °F (Gas mark 3)

2To make the sponge mixture, mix together the flour, cornflour (cornstarch) and baking powder in a mixing bowl. Add all the other ingredients and mix with a hand-mixer with whisk attachment on the highest setting for at least 1 minute until foamy. From time to time use a silicone spatula to push the sponge mixture off the sides of the bowl to the middle.

3Put the sponge mixture in the greased and floured Bundt pan or kugelhopf mould. Put the mould on a shelf in the bottom third of the preheated oven. Bake for about 60 minutes.

4Leave the cake to stand in the mould for about 10 min-utes, then remove it, place it on a cake rack and leave to cool. Sprinkle icing (confectioners’) sugar on top.

Recipe variation: Egg liqueur waffles

Make a batter as indicated in the recipe with 100 g/ 3½ oz (¾ cup) icing (confectioners’) sugar, 2 eggs (medium), 1 packet vanilla sugar, 100 ml/3½ fl oz (½ cup) cooking oil, 100 ml/3½ fl oz (½ cup) egg liqueur, 50 g/2 oz (½ cup) plain (all purpose) flour, 1½ level teaspoons baking powder and 50 g/ 2 oz (½ cup) cornflour (cornstarch). Then for each waffle put 2 tablespoons of the mixture in a greased, hot waffle iron. Cook the waffles until golden yellow and leave to cool next to each other on a cake rack. Sprinkle with icing sugar before serving.