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Celle cake with sour cream

Celle cake with sour cream

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An German cake on a baking sheet: a sweet, risen dough base topped with a custard made from eggs, sour cream, vanilla custard, and semolina, sprinkled wit…

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Recipe from Ogmios, MichaelFrey, Schnobby and 2 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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A sweet and moist cake, a specialty of Harz pastry. The recipe has been passed down through generations in my family. The name may originate from the Benedictine abbey of Cella, founded in the 12th century, but its exact origin remains uncertain.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total2 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$16.09 $0.80 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

20 people
  • $3.19
  • $0.37
  • $0.09
  • $5.79
  • $0.99
  • $3.16
  • $0.20
  • $2.30

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Prepare the risen dough and spread it out on a greased baking sheet.
  2. Combine the egg yolks with the sour cream and vanilla sugar, then gently fold in the whipped egg whites. ≈ 4 min
  3. Cook the custard with the milk and sugar, then add a little semolina porridge, and finally mix it with the egg cream.
  4. Spread the mixture over the dough, sprinkle with slivered almonds and chopped hazelnuts, and bake for about 30 minutes at 180 °C.

The bill

Celle cake with sour cream

  • 8 eggs$3.19
  • 40 g of butter$0.37
  • 2 packets of vanilla sugar$0.09
  • 1 sachet of vanilla custard preparation$5.79
  • 1 liter of milk$0.99
  • A small bowl of semolina porridge$3.16
  • sugar$0.20
  • Shaped almonds$2.30

Total$16.09

that's $0.80 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 batch of sweet yeast dough (for one baking sheet)
  • 8 eggs
  • 5 containers of sour cream (1 kg)
  • 40 g of butter
  • 2 packets of vanilla sugar
  • 1 sachet of vanilla custard preparation
  • 1 liter of milk
  • A small bowl of semolina porridge
  • sugar
  • Shaped almonds

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