Hard

German Rhubarb Almond Cake

Total Time
1h 7m
14m prep · 53m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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🥬 Vegetarian ✡️ Kosher

This rhubarb custard cake is a deliciously different cake that's very popular in Germany. The base of the cake is rich and buttery and is topped with chopped rhubarb and a decadent baked almond custard. Perfect with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients

  • 6 cups peeled and chopped rhubarb
  • 0.75 cups white sugar

Instructions

  1. 1

    For the rhubarb filling: Combine rhubarb and sugar in a large bowl. Mix to combine and set aside to allow the rhubarb to release some juice, about 1 hour.

  2. 2

    For the cake: Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add flour, wine, baking powder, and egg; mix together to form a dough. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 5 to 10 minutes.

  3. 3

    Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch springform cake pan.

  4. 4

    Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface into a circle slightly larger than the diameter of the cake pan. Transfer to the prepared cake pan, letting the dough come up the sides by about 1 inch.

  5. 5

    Drain rhubarb and evenly scatter over the dough; bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.

  6. 6

    Meanwhile, make the custard filling: beat almond flour, 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons crème fraîche, sugar, eggs, vanilla sugar, and cinnamon together until smooth.

  7. 7

    Remove cake from oven after 45 minutes; top with almond custard mixture and use a spatula to spread it evenly to the sides of the pan. Return cake to the oven and bake until golden brown on top, about 30 minutes more.

  8. 8

    Allow the cake to cool in the pan before slicing.

Nutrition Facts

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