Linzer Cake (Linzer Torte) - oldest Christmas cake
Linzer Torte is believed to be the oldest known cake in the world. According to Wikipedia, Linzer Torte is an Austrian cake with a lattice design on top of the pastry. The cake is named after the city of Linz in Austria.
Even though it is said to be the oldest cake in the world nobody really knows exactly when it was invented. The oldest recipe that has been found is from 1653. Linzer Torte is often eaten at Christmas in Austria, Hungaria, Switzerland, Germany, and as a Tirolean tradition.
The Linzer Torte is originally made with red currant jam. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to get red currant jam so I substituted for strawberry.
YOU CAN BAKE ANY CAKES AND COOKIES ON STOVE ITSELF OR WITHOUT OVEN BY FOLLWING THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BELOW WITH THE SAME TIMING GIVEN FOR EACH CAKE RECIPE Here baked this cake without adding salt or sand in normal heavy bottom pan with lid covered it.
Main thing you have to remember is that no heat should be gone out so cover with Tight lid or keep some weight on top of the lid.
How to Bake a Plum Cake in Pressure Cooker :
- Take a heavy bottom pan or pressure cooker.
- Heat the pan or cooker. Place any stand/plate inside.
- If your using cooker REMOVE Gasket and Whistle. Close only the lid of cooker.
- If your using just pan than use any lid cover, place heavy object on the lid, here i have use motor stone.
- Pre-Heat the cooker/pan for 15min in medium flame.
NOTE: MAKE SURE NO AIR IS BEEN ESCAPE WHILE BAKING.
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Lets cook with step-by-step pictures.
Now lets see how to cook:
Linzer Cake (Linzer Torte) - oldest Christmas cake
Linzer Torte is believed to be the oldest known cake in the world.
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Austria
- Flour - 1 cups
- Hazel nut powder /almond powder - 1 cup
- Powdered sugar - 1 cup
- Butter(room temperature) - 1 cup
- Strawberry jam - 1 cup
- Chopped almonds - 1/2 cup
- Coffee powder - 1 tsp
- Cinnamon powder - 1/4 tsp
- Clove powder - 1/4 tsp
- Egg - 1
- Lemon - 1/2
Instructions:
- In a bowl add 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of hazel nut powder or almond powder, 1 cup of powdered sugar, Coffee powder 1 tsp, cinnamon and clove powder - 1/4 powder, butter - 1 cup, egg 1 and half lemon juice.
- Mix all well until they form a proper dough.
- Place this dough in fridge for 15min.
- After taking out from fridge, cut into 2 half, roll the dough and make little thick circle shape and cut according to your pan size.
- Place the circle shape dough inside your greased pan.
- Then with remaining dough cover the corners of pan. Then seal the corners well.
- Apply strawberry jam on it.
- Now with remaining dough make long strips and keep on top of the jam layer.
- Now decor the corners with chopped almonds on the corner side.
- Give the cake a good egg white wash.
- Keep this cake in pre-heated oven for 200degree and bake for 4mins.
- After baking cool down to room temperature and remove from the pan.
- Now dust the cake with powder sugar and serve.
- This will stay long for 4 days outside . NO need to keep in fridge.
Pictorial:
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Take all items |
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Add flour in bowl
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hazel powder / almond powder |
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Add powder sugar
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Add coffee powder
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then cinnamon and clove powder |
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half lemon juice |
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crack egg |
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butter (room temperature) |
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finally give a mix |
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form a dough |
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rest the dough in fridge for 15min |
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take the dough from fridge and cut into half |
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1 half of dough roll out thick |
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make circle shape using pan |
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Grease the pan |
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place the circle dough |
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apply strawberry jam |
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with 2nd part of dough cover the edges |
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then make long strips |
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place the strips on the jam |
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like this |
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seal the corners by folding |
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keep chopped almond on the corners |
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give egg white wash |
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Keep it on pre heated oven for 200 degree and bake for 40mins |
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After baking cool down
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then remove from the pan |
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dust with powdered sugar |
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Serve!!!
Happy Christmas |
Very easy and simple will try...
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