Description
Heart Cake (Herztorte) is a delicious dessert shaped like a heart, perfect for celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 200g all-purpose flour
- 200g sugar
- 200g butter
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 100g cocoa powder
- 200ml milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Grease and flour a heart-shaped cake pan.
- In a bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- In another bowl, mix flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, alternating with milk.
- Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool before removing from the pan.
- Decorate as desired.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container.
- Can be frozen for later use.
- Use frosting or whipped cream for decoration.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: German
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: Heart Cake, Herztorte, dessert, baking