| Tirolerkuchen | |
| Alternate Name: | Tiroler Nusskuchen |
| Country: | Austria |
| Region: | Tyrol |
| Type: | coffee cake |
| Main Ingredient: | Flour, sugar, butter, eggs, hazelnut, chocolate |
Tirolerkuchen, or Tiroler Nusskuchen, (Tyrolean Cake or Tyrolean Nut Cake in German) is a type of cake found in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and the Italian region of South Tyrol. It is often used as a coffee cake.
Originating in Tyrol, the cake is made using hazelnut, flour, butter, egg yolk, meringue, sugar, and chocolate.[1] [2] Some versions include bourbon in the ingredients.[3]