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Zuger Kirschtorte

One serving has 524 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin A (34%), riboflavin (32%), vitamin E (32%), manganese (24%), copper (22%) and selenium (22%). Ready in 80 minutes.

Zuger Kirschtorte
Photo: IG Zuger Chriesi - Ueli Kleeb, CC BY-SA 3.0 de · source
  • Preparation: 60 min
  • Cooking: 20 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (130 g)
  • Difficulty: Hard
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten, nut

Ingredients

  • 15 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 30 g Sugar
  • 20 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 30 g Butter, unsalted
  • 15 g Almonds
  • 10 g Spirits
  • 10 g Water

Method

  1. Bake a thin almond sponge layer from the flour, half the sugar and the egg at 180°C (350°F) for 10-12 minutes; cool completely.
  2. Bake a thin almond meringue (dacquoise) layer from the ground almonds and a little more sugar until crisp and golden; cool.
  3. Mix the kirsch with the water to make a soaking syrup and brush it generously over the sponge layer.
  4. Beat the butter with the rest of the sugar until light and fluffy to make a buttercream, then spread it between the sponge and meringue layers and around the sides.
  5. Chill well, then dust or coat the top with a little extra sugar before slicing thin. Makes 1 slice; multiply by 12 for a whole cake.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy524 kcal25%
Carbohydrates44.8 g
Water39.2 mL
Fiber2.3 g8%
Protein7.5 g16%
Tryptophan0.09 g
Threonine0.25 g
Isoleucine0.32 g
Leucine0.57 g
Lysine0.32 g
Methionine0.13 g
Cystine0.12 g
Phenylalanine0.4 g
Tyrosine0.23 g
Valine0.38 g
Histidine0.18 g
Fat33.9 g
Monounsaturated12.5 g
Polyunsaturated3.2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-62.8 g
Saturated16.4 g
Trans-Fats0.01 g
Cholesterol139 mg
Calcium61.6 mg6%
Copper0.2 mg22%
Iron1.6 mg9%
Magnesium46.9 mg15%
Manganese0.44 mg24%
Phosphorus136 mg19%
Potassium162 mg3%
Selenium12.3 µg22%
Sodium33 mg
Zinc0.87 mg11%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.16 mg15%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.35 mg32%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.5 mg10%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.48 mg10%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.06 mg5%
Folate (vitamin B9)44.4 µg11%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.23 µg10%
Choline72.2 mg17%
Vitamin A237 µg34%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)16.4 IU3%
Vitamin E4.8 mg32%
Vitamin K2.2 µg2%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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