They are actually far too cute and sweet to enjoy. But precisely because they are so sweet in the truest sense of the word, we can't resist them. And at Easter, traditional Easter lambs are a must on the coffee table.
Recipe for 1 Easter lamb
Preparation time: 30 minutes, plus 40 minutes baking time
Utensils required: 0.8-litre lamb tin
Ingredients:
2 organic eggs
100 g powdered sugar
100 g butter
100 g flour
2pinches of baking powder
60 g hazelnuts, ground
40 g chocolate pearls 'Rausch Trinkschokolade Ecuador 70 %'
1tbsp rum
1sachet vanilla sugar
1pinch of salt
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C top/bottom heat and grease the lamb tin.
- Separate the eggs. Beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt and the vanilla sugar until smooth and set aside.
- Beat the butter with the powdered sugar until white and fluffy. Gradually add the two egg yolks and the tablespoon of rum to the egg and butter mixture.
- Then add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and stir to form a smooth batter.
- Now carefully fold in the beaten sugar and egg whites and add the chocolate pearls.
- Pour the batter into the greased lamb tin and bake for approx. 40 minutes.
Tips:
The Easter lamb can be decorated as desired: For example, spread a thin layer of ganache on top and sprinkle with coconut flakes. Or simply sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Instead of dark chocolate pearls, you can also use our chocolate pearls 'Rausch Schokolade Venezuela 43 %'.
