Lebkuchen Gugelhupf with pear and walnuts

Lebkuchen Gugelhupf made from a spelt sponge batter with honey, cocoa and gingerbread spice, studded with pieces of pear and walnuts. Family-friendly, for Advent coffee and desserts.

At a glance

• Serves 12
• Prep time: 20 min
• Cooking time: 55 min
• Total time: 75 min
• Calories: 299 kcal per serving
• Protein: 7 g
• Fat: 15 g
• Carbs: 33 g

Ingredients

• 120g butter
• 150g honey
• 3 eggs
• 300g spelt flour
• 150ml milk
• 2 pears
• 80g walnuts
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• 3 tsp gingerbread spice
• 15g baking powder
• 1 pinch of salt

Method

You’ll need: oven · chopping board · knife

1. Preheat the oven to 175 °C (155 °C fan). Grease a Gugelhupf tin with a little of the butter.
2. Beat the remaining butter with the honey for 3 minutes until creamy and beat in the eggs one at a time.
3. Mix the spelt flour, cocoa, gingerbread spice, baking powder and salt and stir it into the butter mixture alternately with the milk.
4. Peel and core the pears and dice them. Roughly chop the walnuts and fold both into the batter.
5. Pour the batter into the tin and bake the Gugelhupf for 50 to 55 minutes, until a wooden skewer comes out clean.
6. Leave it to rest in the tin for 10 minutes, turn it out onto a wire rack and leave it to cool.

Good to know

A Gugelhupf – a tall ring cake – that smells of Lebkuchen fits any Advent table. Pieces of pear keep it moist, and walnuts add bite. It tastes even better on the second day.

Swaps

Pears → apples. Walnuts → hazelnuts. Milk → oat milk. Spelt flour → half wholemeal spelt flour (heartier).

Cooking tips

Dust the greased tin with a little flour so the cake comes out more easily. Williams pears fall apart when baked, while Conference pears hold their shape.

Storage

Keeps for 4 days covered at room temperature, or 2 months sliced in the freezer.

Allergens

Contains gluten (spelt), milk, egg and walnuts. Suitable for children and during pregnancy.

Frequently asked questions

Can you freeze Lebkuchen Gugelhupf?

Keeps for 4 days covered at room temperature, or 2 months sliced in the freezer.