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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Deutschland >> German

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Cut 8 (8-inch) rounds from wax or parchment paper, grease, and place on greased baking sheets. | 2. TO MAKE THE CAKE: Cream together the 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter and 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar. | 3. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, and stir in the vanilla extract. | 4. Sift together twice the flour, cornstarch, and baking powder and fold into the mixture. | 5. Divide the mixture into 8 equal portions and spread thinly into circles, as evenly as possible, on the wax paper rounds, to within 1 1/2 inches of the edges. | 6. Bake at 375ºF for about 7 minutes or until just lightly tinted. | 7. Carefully remove each batch as it is done and spread out on a board to cool while the rest are cooking. | 8. When all are cold, join together with the filling. | 9. Chill well and cover with the chocolate which has been melted over hot water. | 10. Decorate with rosettes of whipped cream and flaked chocolate. | 11. TO MAKE THE FILLING: Put the cocoa, cornstarch, and sugar into a mixing bowl and blend to a paste with some of the milk. | 12. Bring the remaining milk to the boiling point, add the cornstarch mixture, and stir over moderate heat until thickened. | 13. Put aside until lukewarm. | 14. Have the BUTTERS softened, mix them together, and beat until creamy. | 15. Gradually whip into the cornstarch cream. | 16. Allow to cool before using. | 17. Cooking for Family and Friends. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
butter	1	cup		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
butter	2	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
sugar	1	cup		805.98	201.59599999999998	0.0	0.0
sugar	2	tablespoons		805.98	201.59599999999998	0.0	0.0
egg	4			286.0	1.44	25.12	19.02
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
purpose flour	1 3/4	3/4		-	-	-	-
cornstarch	1/2	cup		243.84	58.4128	0.1664	0.032
baking powder	1	teaspoon		2.438	1.2742	0.0	0.0
cocoa	1/4	cup	unsweetened	47.3	12.5345	3.8915	2.8165
cornstarch	1/2	cup		243.84	58.4128	0.1664	0.032
sugar	2/3	cup		805.98	201.59599999999998	0.0	0.0
milk	2 1/2	cups		372.1	29.158	19.215	19.947
butter	1/2	cup	salted	171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
butter	2	tablespoons	salted	171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
butter	1/2	cup	unsalted	171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
butter	2	tablespoons	unsalted	171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
chocolate	12 -14	ounces	semisweet	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
cream			whipped	-	-	-	-
chocolate shaving				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.