German Gingerbread Slice

Name: German Gingerbread Slice
Ingredients: German Lebkuchen slice; 70 grams dark chocolate melts; 20 grams butter, softened; 200 grams icing sugar, sifted; 2 eggs; 70 grams ground hazelnuts; 2 teaspoons rum or apple juice; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice; 250 grams plain flour; Lebkuchen icing; 180 grams icing sugar, sifted; 6 tablespoons orange juice or water; 125 grams candied ginger, chopped

15 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

German Lebkuchen slice
70 grams dark chocolate melts
20 grams butter, softened
200 grams icing sugar, sifted
2 eggs
70 grams ground hazelnuts
2 teaspoons rum or apple juice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
250 grams plain flour
Lebkuchen icing
180 grams icing sugar, sifted
6 tablespoons orange juice or water
125 grams candied ginger, chopped

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2

For the dough, melt chocolate in a water bath, set aside. In a a stand mixer beat butter and icing sugar until pale and creamy. Add all other ingredients and mix until combined. Spread dough into a Swiss roll tin (30x 24cm), smooth top.
3

Bake in pre-heated oven for 20-30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
4

Cool the gingerbread cake in the tin.
5

In the meantime mix together icing sugar and orange juice. Spread icing evenly over cake.
6

Chop candied ginger and sprinkle over the icing. Let set before cutting into squares.