German cake with red wine and chocolate chips

German cake with red wine and chocolate chips

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A moist red wine cake with cinnamon and cocoa, studded with chocolate chips and topped with a chocolate glaze: simple yet flavorful.

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This German cake, made with red wine, is prepared by mixing all the ingredients together. Cinnamon, cocoa, and chocolate chips add character, and a chocolate glaze completes it.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time55 min
  • Resting20 min
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$5.71 $0.57 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

10 people
  • $1.85
  • $0.23
  • $0.33
  • $0.05
  • $1.40
  • $0.08
  • $0.09
  • $1.13
  • $0.55

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C (160 °C with a fan), and grease a baking dish.
  2. Combine the softened butter and sugar, then add the eggs one at a time, followed by the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cocoa powder, vanilla sugar, chocolate chips, and finally the red wine. ≈ 4 min
  3. Pour: Pour, pour, pour
  4. Once the cake has cooled, frost it with chocolate icing.

The bill

German cake with red wine and chocolate chips

  • 200 g of butter$1.85
  • 200 grams of sugar$0.23
  • 250 g of flour$0.33
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar$0.05
  • 4 eggs$1.40
  • 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon$0.08
  • 1 package of baking powder$0.09
  • 100 g of chocolate chips$1.13
  • 125 ml of red wine$0.55

Total$5.71

that's $0.57 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g of butter
  • 200 grams of sugar
  • 250 g of flour
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder
  • 1 package of baking powder
  • 100 g of chocolate chips
  • 125 ml of red wine
  • Chocolate glaze

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