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Stinging Nettle Cake

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Bread & Cakes
Servings 8 people

Ingredients
  

Nettle Cake

  • 3.5 oz (100 grams) Stinging nettles (including the stems)
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) heavy cream
  • ½ cup (100 grams) unsalted butter, soft
  • ¼ cup (50 grams) sugar
  • 5.3 oz (150 grams) marzipan or alternatively almond paste, shredded or cut into small pieces
  • 3 medium-sized eggs
  • ¾ cup (100 grams) all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

Frosting

  • Powdered sugar and a bit of cold water

Instructions

Nettle Cake

  • Preheat the oven at 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit)
  • Rinse the stinging nettles thoroughly in a colander.
  • In a large pot, bring water to a boil and add the nettles. Boil the nettles for about 2 minutes.
  • Bring back the cooked nettles to the colander and pour cold water on them.
  • Now you will easily be able to touch the nettles without being stung. Remove the stems and keep only the nettle leaves.
  • Squeeze out the water from the nettle leaves and place them in a blender or food processor together with the heavy cream. Process until it becomes a purée.
  • In a large bowl, mix butter and sugar.
  • Add the shredded marzipan and the nettle purée and mix well.
  • Add one egg at a time and mix well in between.
  • Finally, add all-purpose flour, salt, and baking powder and mix until combined.
  • Place the dough in a baking dish covered in parchment paper.
  • Bake the stinging nettle cake for about 20-25 minutes.

Icing

  • In a medium-sized bowl or soup plate, mix powdered sugar with a little bit of water and mix using a fork until it becomes a smooth consistency. Add more water, if it doesn't become liquid enough, or add more powdered sugar, if it is too watery. When the cake has cooled down, pour the icing on top of the cake and spread it out evenly.
  • You can decorate the cake with fresh nettle leaves, but remember to remove them before eating it - they sting ;-)
Keyword cake, nettles, spring, wild food