Bodentorte was my Mom's go to dessert when having people in for dessert. It mixes up quickly, bakes quickly and cools quickly. A few weeks ago, Anneliese and I each made up a recipe of chocolate Bodentorte for our care group dessert. We liked it and we think you will too.
- 3 eggs
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup flour (plus extra for dusting pan)
- 2 tablespoons cocoa (plus extra for dusting pan)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon almond flavouring.
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Prepare an 11 inch flan pan by greasing it well and then dusting with a combination of 1 tablespoon cocoa and 2 tablespoons flour that has been combined well. Make sure the entire surface of the pan is covered.
- Separate eggs. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form and set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat egg yolks with sugar until they are thick and light colored.
- Sift together cocoa, flour, salt and baking powder.
- Add dry ingredients to the beaten egg yolk mixture along with the melted butter and milk.
- Gently fold in beaten egg whites and pour into the pan.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
- Gently use a knife to pull the cake away from the edge of the pan. Turn the cake out onto a cooking rack.
- Fill with a can of cherry pie filling and decorate with 1 cup of whipping cream that has been sweetened and whipped.