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Leek and mushroom cake

Name: Leek and mushroom cake
Yield: 50
Ingredients: 25 Stangen Lauch; 1.88 kg Butter; 1.88 kg Mehl; 1.88 kg Topfen; 1.88 kg Champignon; 1.88 kg Austernpilze; 25 Ei; 1.25 L Schlagobers; 1.25 kg Sauerrahm; 500 ml Butterschmalz; Salz; Muskatnuss

Ingredients: Leek and mushroom cake for 50 persons Seasonality: 15%

Ingredients: 25 sticks Leek, 1.88 kg Butter, 1.88 kg Flour, 1.88 kg Curd cheese, 1.88 kg Mushrooms, 1.88 kg Oyster mushrooms, 25 eggs, 1.25 L Whipping cream, 1.25 kg Sour cream, 500 ml Clarified butter, Salt, Nutmeg

Nutrition per serving View details

Carbohydrates: 33 g Protein: 16 g Fat: 67 g Fiber: 3 g

Energy: 791 kcal (3,310 kJ)

Preparation of Leek and mushroom cake

Shortcrust pastry

187.5 dag Butter
187.5 dag Flour
187.5 dag Curd cheese

Roughly dice 187.5 dag Butter and crumble with 187.5 dag Flour. Add 187.5 dag Curd cheese and knead into a smooth dough. add a little flour if necessary. The dough should hardly stick at all. Dust with flour and chill for 30 minutes.

Cutting vegetables

25 sticks Leek
187.5 dag Mushrooms
187.5 dag Oyster mushrooms

Cut 25 sticks Leek in half lengthwise and cut into strips. Cut 187.5 dag Mushrooms and 187.5 dag Oyster mushrooms into slices.

Filling

500 ml Clarified butter
Salt, Nutmeg

Heat 250 ml Clarified butter in a pan. Sear the leek in the pan and fry for a few minutes, then move it to one side in the pan. Heat 250 ml Clarified butter again and fry the mushrooms for a few minutes. Season with Salt and Nutmeg. Leave the filling to cool.

Filling and topping

25 eggs
1.25 L Whipping cream
1.25 kg Sour cream

Roll out the dough to a thickness of approx. 5 mm. Grease a springform pan (or line a baking tray with baking paper) and dust with flour. Line with the dough. Pour the filling onto the dough. Stir 25 eggs, 1.25 L Whipping cream and 1.25 kg Sour cream until smooth and spread over the filling.

Baking

Bake in the oven at 200 °C for 40 minutes.

Created and tested by Martin Schlagnitweit – seasonal cook, web developer and vegetable grower.

Martin Schlagnitweit

Leek and mushroom cake photos

Cut the leek into strips and fry in oil

Fry the mushrooms as well

Mix the leek and mushrooms and season with salt

Spread the shortcrust pastry on a baking tray and cover with the leek and mushroom mixture

Pour the icing over the filling

A slice of leek and mushroom cake

Nutrition per serving

Reference amount: 1 serving

Composition

Carbohydrates 28% Protein 14% Fat 57% Fiber 2.5%

Carbohydrates: 33 g
Protein: 16 g
Fat: 67 g
Fiber: 3 g

Energy

791 kcal

3,310 kJ

Questions about Leek and mushroom cake

How many kcal does Leek and mushroom cake have?: One serving of Leek and mushroom cake provides 791 kcal.
How many carbs does Leek and mushroom cake contain?: One serving of Leek and mushroom cake contains 33 g of carbs.
How much protein does Leek and mushroom cake contain?: One serving of Leek and mushroom cake contains 16 g of protein.
How much fat does Leek and mushroom cake contain?: One serving of Leek and mushroom cake contains 67 g of fat.
How much fiber does Leek and mushroom cake contain?: One serving of Leek and mushroom cake contains 3 g of fiber.