How to make German Stollen Cake -
Cream cheese and brandy make this cake different from the other cakes.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : All Purpose Flour (ऑल परपस फ्लार), Castor Sugar
Cuisine : German
Course : Desserts
You can also find more Desserts recipes like Elaichi Cake Chocolate Orange Loaf Basic Shortcrust Pastry Gajar Halwa and Gulab Jamun with Ice Cream
German Stollen Cake Recipe Card
Dessert is mostly referred to a final sweet course that concludes a meal, but those with a serious sweet tooth will agree that anytime is dessert time. The array of ingredients that you can use to prepare these decadent delights gives you plenty of room for innovation and variety.
Prep Time : 26-30 minutes
Cook time : 31-40 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Sweet
Ingredients for German Stollen Cake Recipe
All Purpose Flour 2 1/2 cups
Castor Sugar 2 teaspoons
Castor sugar (caster sugar) 3/4 cup
Salt 1/2 teaspoon
Mace powder 1/2 teaspoon
Green cardamoms crushed 5-6
Almonds 3/4 cup
Butter 1/2 cup
Egg 1
Cream cheese 1 cup
Vanilla essence 1/2 teaspoon
Brandy 2 tablespoons
Currants 1/2 cup
Raisins (golden) 1/2 cup
Candied lemon peel 1/4 cup
Butter lettuce melted (optional) for brushing
Confectioners sugar for dusting
Method
Step 1
Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, mace and crushed cardamom seeds.
Step 2
Blanch almonds in two cups of boiling water for five minutes.
Step 3
Drain, cool, peel and grind coarsely. Add to the flour mixture.
Step 4
Cut butter in with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse sand. Wash and pat dry currants and raisins.
Step 5
Chop candied lemon peel. In a blender, cream egg with cream cheese, vanilla essence and brandy.
Step 6
Pour it into a bowl and stir in the dried fruit.
Step 7
Gradually stir in the flour mixture, until everything is well blended.
Step 8
Work the dough into a ball and turn it out on a lightly floured board.
Step 9
Knead it for a few minutes, just until it is smooth. Shape it into an oval, about ten inches long and eight inches wide.
Step 10
With the blunt edge of a knife, crease it just off center, lengthwise.
Step 11
Fold the smaller side over the larger and place the stollen on a greased baking sheet.
Step 12
Brush it lightly with melted butter before baking.
Step 13
Bake the stollen in a preheated oven at 350 F for about forty five minutes.
Step 14
Allow it to cool slightly before dusting it with confectioners' sugar.
Step 15
Cut into slices and serve.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 3393 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 437.1 gm
Protein : 75.4 gm
Fat : 149.1 gm
Other : Iron- 29.4mg
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