Cake:

1 stick butter
1/2 cup sugar
6 eggs
1 pinch salt
the grated peel of 1/2 lemon
1 cup ground hazelnuts
1 tsp cinnamon
3/4 cup rice flour
1 tsp baking powder
3.5 oz chocolate bar, crumbled

Separate eggs & set aside yolks. Whip egg whites. Mix egg yolks with all other ingredients. Fold in egg whites.

Bake at 320°F for 15 minutes. Then for another 60 minutes at 350°F – 400°F. Remove from oven and let cool.

Stewed Cherries:

1 cup pitted cherries
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup water

Put all ingredients in saucepan & bring to boil. Reduce temperature and simmer until cherries become soft. If desired, pour stewed cherries on top of cake.

This cake was adapted by my cousin from a recipe he received in Germany.

Submitted by: JG