Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Step 1: Preheat oven to 175°C (top/bottom heat). Grease a 20 or 23 cm springform pan and lightly dust with flour to prevent sticking.
- Step 2: In a large bowl, beat soft butter and sugar with a hand mixer until light and fluffy.
- Step 3: Add eggs one at a time to the butter-sugar mixture, mixing well after each. Then stir in vanilla extract.
- Step 4: Alternately add dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt) and milk to the batter. Mix slowly until smooth and homogeneous.
- Step 5: Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the surface evenly.
- Step 6: Bake cake for about 25 to 30 minutes. Test doneness with a toothpick; it should come out clean.
- Step 7: While cake is still warm, evenly sprinkle chocolate chips on top and gently press them into the surface so they melt slightly and form a delicious chocolate layer.
- Step 8: Let the Ottilienkuchen cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then carefully remove and transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes
Für eine laktosefreie Variante kann Milch durch Hafer- oder Mandelmilch ersetzt werden. Für intensiveren Schokoladengeschmack eignen sich auch grob gehackte Zartbitterschokolade oder Schokostücke. Ein Hauch Zimt verleiht dem Kuchen eine warme Note. Der Kuchen ist 2–3 Tage bei Zimmertemperatur haltbar und lässt sich gut einfrieren.
