Traditional Red Wine Cake from Gabriel Kreuther: The Spirit of Alsace by Gabriel Kreuther

Name: Traditional Red Wine Cake from Gabriel Kreuther: The Spirit of Alsace by Gabriel Kreuther
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 ounces (90 g) 66% or 70% dark chocolate, grated against the largest holes of a box grater, or cut into small pieces with a large-serrated knife; 250 grams (about 1 cup) granulated sugar; 2 cups (200 g) sifted confectioners’ sugar; 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 3 tempered eggs; 1¼ cup (315 ml) red wine (something full-bodied, such as a Cabernet Sauvignon); 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch process); Scant 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour; 1 cup (2 sticks/230 g) very soft butter, plus extra for buttering the pan; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg; 4 teaspoons (15 g) baking powder

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While this is a simple cake, which we eat with coffee or tea and sometimes for dessert, the flavor combination of red wine and chocolate can’t be beat. This cake is another example of the...

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon vanilla sugar or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 ounces (90 g) 66% or 70% dark chocolate, grated against the largest holes of a box grater, or cut into small pieces with a large-serrated knife
250 grams (about 1 cup) granulated sugar
2 cups (200 g) sifted confectioners’ sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3 tempered eggs
1¼ cup (315 ml) red wine (something full-bodied, such as a Cabernet Sauvignon)
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch process)
Scant 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
1 cup (2 sticks/230 g) very soft butter, plus extra for buttering the pan
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
4 teaspoons (15 g) baking powder