Kruidnoten cake with chocolate ganache

Kruidnoten cake with chocolate ganache

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Here at home, “the big secret” hasn't been a secret for a while. Which is a pity on the one hand. But on the other hand, that's how it should be in life. Still, it's always a bit magical. Despite all the vicissitudes we know about Sinterklaas, I still love sweets. Kruidnoten, speculaas, chocolate letters…. I love it. December is a month here at home where we don't watch the calories for a while. Now a cake recipe is very simple and baking a cake is not complicated. We make it extra fun with this kruidnoten cake with chocolate ganache. Each slice is a surprise, because the kruidnoten were slightly different on each slice! chocolate cake recipe

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Every slice is a surprise, everywhere and kruidnoot.

Kruidnoten cake with chocolate ganache

What do you think Sinterklaas will look like in 20 or 30 years? Are we still celebrating or are all these tasty Sinterklaas recipes a “thing of the past”? Anyway, baking a cake is always delicious and this cake recipe is a nice basic recipe. You can customize it with different spices. If you like apples, you can add them. Or do you go for pieces of chocolate in the cake, it's all possible.

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By putting the cake in the fridge for a while, the ganache solidifies and you have a delicious chocolate layer.

The tasty sensation of this gingerbread cake with chocolate ganache was exceptionally well received here at home, and it was finished so quickly... Well, fun knows no bounds, and we don't count calories during such a festive moment, right?! So why limit yourself when you can enjoy this delicious delicacy, which fits perfectly with the warm atmosphere of the holidays? The pleasure of every bite is worth it, even if it means the scale reads a little more.

to bake a cake
If you feel like it and have the time, you can bake the kruidnoten yourself first.

Here you will find the complete recipe with all the ingredients you need. I hope you have fun preparing the dish below.

Kruidnoten cake with chocolate ganache

Kruidnoten cake with chocolate ganache

A surprise cake with a kruidnoot on each slice in a different place.

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Hallway: Snack
Kitchen: European
Keyword: cake, chocolate, kruidnoot
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Preparation time: 1 hours
Total time: 1 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Author: Francine
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Ingredients:

  • 250 gram cake flour
  • 250 gram butter
  • 250 gram granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon gingerbread spices
  • 150 gram gingerbread buttons

For the ganache you will need:

  • 80 gram coconut oil - from jar
  • 60 ml maple syrup
  • 20 gram cocoa powder

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And this is how you make it:

  • Preheat your oven to 180 degrees. Grease your cake tin with some extra butter and dust it with some flour.
  • Take a large bowl and add the butter, sugar, salt and speculaas spices in it and mix this lightly with your hand mixer.
  • Add the eggs one at a time, each time one is incorporated add the other.
  • Fold in the cake flour and the kruidnoten and then pour into the cake tin.
  • Place your cake tin in the oven and lower the temperature to 170 degrees. (By opening after preheating at 180 degrees you lose some heat).
  • Bake the cake for 50 to 60 minutes.
  • In your food processor, mix all the ingredients for the ganache. You don't have to melt the coconut oil!
  • Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool. Pour the ganache on the cake and spread with a spatula. Place in the fridge for a while to set.
  • Delicious bites!
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Other tasty baked goods and dishes for Sinterklaas? Try this one:

This delicious dessert for St with mascarpone whipped cream.

Or this yummy spiced nuts meringues.

But also this one Sinterklaas pie with lots of kruidnoten is great!

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