Spiced Gugelhupf

Ingredients

• 250 g flour
• 80 g cocoa powder
• 3 eggs
• 1 Egg white
• 90 g low-fat yogurt
• 1 tbsp soluble coffee
• 1 untreated orange
• 1 packet vanilla sugar
• 100 g softened butter
• 250 g sugar
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 pinch ground cardamom
• 1 packet baking powder
• 125 g dark couverture chocolate

Instructions

1. 1.

   Whisk yogurt, soluble coffee, 1 tbsp lukewarm water, a pinch of salt and vanilla sugar in a bowl.

2. 2.

   In another bowl beat softened butter with sugar and ½ tbsp grated orange zest until fluffy, then add egg and egg white. Mix flour, cocoa powder and baking powder, fold into the batter, then stir in yogurt mixture and spices.

3. 3.

   Pour dough into a greased ring mold, smooth top, bake at 180°C for about 40 minutes. Remove cake, let cool slightly, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.

4. 4.

   Melt couverture chocolate and glaze the cake with it.