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AmeisenKuchen or Ant Cake

AmeisenKuchen or Ant Cake

Course Cake, Dessert
Cuisine German
Keyword ant cake, bundt cakes, easy cakes, egg liquor cake, german cakes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 10
Author Lora Wiley-Lennartz

Ingredients

For the Cake:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 4 eggs separated
  • pinch of salt or cream of tarter
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 +1/4 cups white granulated sugar
  • 1 cup egg liquor
  • 1/2 cup chocolate sprinkles.

For the Glaze:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup egg liquor
  • 2-3 tablespoons chocolate sprinkles or other edible decorations optional

Instructions

Make the Cake:

  1. Grease a bunt cake pan and set aside.
  2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder
  4. Beat the egg whites until foamy.
  5. Ad a pinch of salt or cream of tarter and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Set aside
  6. Beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  7. Beat in the egg yolks.
  8. Fold in the dry ingredients.
  9. Fold in the egg liquor.
  10. Fold in the beaten egg whites and then the chocolate chips.
  11. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan.
    AmeisenKuchen or Ant Cake
  12. Place in oven and bake for 1 hour.
  13. Remove from the oven. Let the cake cool in the pan for 15-20 minutes.
  14. Flip the cake over onto a cooling rack positioned on top of a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
    AmeisenKuchen or Ant Cake
  15. Let cool completely.

Glaze the Cake:

  1. Whisk together the egg liquor and powdered sugar.
  2. Pour evenly over the cake.
    AmeisenKuchen or Ant Cake
  3. While the glaze is wet, sprinkle edible decorations of your choice over the top.
    AmeisenKuchen or Ant Cake
  4. Let the glaze dry completely.
  5. Transfer to a serving platter, cut and serve.