Recipe for Schokolade Kuchen (Chocolate cake)

Recipe and picture by Betty-Bossi, used with permission.

Ingredients for a form with 24 cm (approx. 10 inches) diameter:

150 g (0.33 pounds) margarine
230 g (0.5 pounds) sugar
6 eggs
1 pinch of salt
5 g (0.2 ounces) of vanilla sugar
200 g (0.44 pounds) dark chocolate (e.g. Crémant)
125 g (0.28 pounds) grind almonds
125 g (0.28 pounds) grind plain biscuits (in the US known as crackers, must be unsalted !)
375 g (0.83 pounds) powder sugar
4 tablespoons chocolate powder

Mix powder sugar with 4 tablespoons of water. Put 1 tablespoon aside.
Add chocolate powder to the rest of the mixture, add a few drops of water and stir.
Let cake cool off after baking. Pour chocolate mixture evenly over cake.
Form a small, funnel-shaped paper with a tiny opening. Put the mixture set aside in 1. into paper and draw 8 concentric circles on cake.
Use a small knife and pull 8 lines from the center towards the edge and 8 lines from the edge towards the center alternating.

Hint: Store chocolate cake in the refrigerator.