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Czech Chocolate Spice Cake (Perník)

A traditional Czech spice cake.
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Czech
Keyword: adult-approved, cake, chocolate, spice
Author: Lynne

Equipment

  • 9×13 baking dish
  • Coffee bean grinder or spice grinder

Ingredients

  • ¼ tsp ground cloves or 10 whole
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon or 1 cinnamon stick
  • ½ tsp ground allspice or 10 whole
  • 2 anise stars
  • ½ tsp whole fennel seed
  • ½ tsp whole anise seeds
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 3 tbl unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted to remove clumps)
  • 2 large eggs
  • ⅓ cup oil
  • 1 cup milk
  • ¼ cup walnuts

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Place all the spices in coffee or hand grinder. Grind into a powder.
  • Mix spices with remaining ingredients (except the walnuts) until batter is smooth. Stir in walnuts.
  • Bake for 30 minutes.
  • Let cool and top with sifted powdered sugar or chocolate frosting.