Walnut Sheet Cake

Ingredients12

• walnuts400 g
• butter200 g
• sugar180 g
• vanilla sugar1 Päckchen
• salt1 Prise
• eggs6 Stück
• all-purpose flour250 g
• unsweetened cocoa powder30 g
• baking powder0.5 Päckchen
• milk70 ml
• dark chocolate150 g
• butter80 g

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) conventional and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside about 25 nice walnut halves for decoration and chop the rest finely with a sharp knife.

2. 2

   Beat the room-temperature butter with sugar, vanilla sugar and salt in a bowl using the whisk attachments until pale and creamy.

3. 3

   Stir in the eggs one at a time.

4. 4

   Sift the flour, cocoa and baking powder over the mixture and stir with the milk into a smooth batter.

5. 5

   Fold in the chopped walnuts, spread the batter on the prepared sheet and bake on the middle rack for 15 to 20 minutes. Do the toothpick test: if no batter clings to the stick, the cake is done.

6. 6

   For the glaze, chop the dark chocolate and melt it with the 80 g butter in a double boiler over low heat until glossy.

7. 7

   Spread the glaze over the cooled cake and decorate with the reserved walnut halves.