Go Back
–+ servings
Top-down shot of a loaf of red wine cake cut into slices. There's a glass of red wine, a cork and some forks next to it.
Print Recipe
5 from 1 vote

Red Wine Cake Recipe (German Rotweinkuchen)

This Dark Chocolate Red Wine Cake, called Rotweinkuchen in German, is probably the most baked cake in our family!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: German
Servings: 12
Author: Julia Foerster

Ingredients

  • 4 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup red wine
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp rum
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Cups - Metric

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350F (180C). Lightly grease a loaf pan.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the sugar and butter for 2 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix until well incorporated.
  • In a separate bowl mix the flour with cocoa powder, cinnamon, and baking powder.
  • Add the rum and red wine to the sugar-egg mixture. Then add the flour mixture. Don’t overbeat the batter, only mix until everything is well incorporated.
  • Add the chocolate chips and pour the batter into the loaf pan. Bake for 45-50 minutes, a skewer should come out clean with only a few crumbs or melted chocolate attached.
  • Let the cake sit in the loaf pan for 15 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack and let completely cool off.
  • Sprinkle powdered sugar over the cake or glaze with chocolate.

Nutrition

Calories: 363kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 241mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 441IU | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 2mg