Nougat Walnut Rolls with Chocolate | Nougat-Walnuss-Rollen mit Schokolade

English version below!


Ich finde ja, zu Krankenhausbesuchen muss man immer was mitbringen, am liebsten natürlich Essen. Vorzugsweise etwas, was besser ist als das, womit man im Krankenhaus konfrontiert ist. Darum habe ich heute morgen schnell ein paar Nougat-Walnuss-Rollen mit Schokolade zusammen geworfen. Sind auch heute nachmittag sehr gut angekommen. :)

Beer cupcakes. There I said it.

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My team manager's birthday was last week and it is customary where I work that coworkers decorate the desk of the birthday boy/girl and bring cake. So I took over the cake part. And since my colleague is allergic to a number of things and I didn't want to openly ask her about things that should not be in the cake, I decided to make a cake from ingredients that I had seen her eat at work. Now the beer part might sound a bit odd in this context, but I should probably mention, she once brought a beer and walnut cake. So... here we are: 

Beer and walnut cupcakes with chocolate chips and a coffee and chocolate cream <3

Chocolate Walnut Cranberry Coffee Cake with Pistachios

Ah, another inspiration from the Vegan Food Magazine. On page 55 of their first issue, they published a lovely recipe ("Chocolate Pecan Cranberry Coffee Cake") by Fran Costigan. I changed it according to my taste, available produce and equipment. It turned out perfect! At least as far as I can tell. This is definitely my favorite fall/winter cake! It's super juicy, but the nuts give it a nice crunch, and the chocolate and maple syrup give it a wonderful rich taste! It is a bit costly because of all the awesome ingredients, but... that's okay.
 

Equipment

• a 28cm/11in springform pan
• a scale
• 2 cooling racks (or one rack and a plate)
• 3 bowls (one small, one medium and one large bowl) 
• an oven
• parchment paper
• a mixer or whisk
• a knife and cutting board
• a juicer (nothing fancy, just the thing that you use with citrus fruits cut in half)
• a fine grater 
• a spoon or two
• a bain-marie and a small pot