Butterkuchen (Butter Cake)
Recipe
- Title:
- Butterkuchen (Butter Cake)
- Categories:
- Cakes, German
- Yield:
- 12 servings
Ingredients
- 2
- Env active dry yeast
- Grated rind of 1 lemon
- 1/2 c Water, warm
- 3 ea Eggs
- 3/4 c Milk
- ----Butter Topping----
- 1/2 c Sugar
- 1/2 c Butter (1 stick)
- 1 ts Salt
- 1 c Sugar
- 1/2 c Butter
- 1/2 ts Cinnamon
- 4 c All-purpose flour, sifted
- 1/3 c Almonds, blanched, slivered
Directions
- Sprinkle the yeast over warm water.
- Heat milk, sugar, salt and the 1/2 cup butter together until sugar is dissolved and butter melted.
- Cool to lukewarm.
- Add dissolved yeast.
- Place the flour blended with lemon rind in large mixing bowl; form a well in the center.
- Add yeast-milk mixture and the eggs.
- Stir until blended and smooth.
- Pour into a buttered 9x13-inch baking pan, spreading dough evenly.
- Let rise in warm place about 45 minutes.
Directions
- Chop the butter into the mixed sugar and cinnamon to form fine particles.
- Sprinkle over top of risen batter.
- Add the almonds.
- Bake in oven preheated to 375 F.
- for 30 minutes, or until top is golden and syrupy.
- Makes about 12 servings.
Directions
- Variations: Streuselkuchen: This is much the same as Butterkuchen except that the lemon rind is omitted from the butter and a crumb topping of 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup ground almonds and 8 Tbsp (1 stick) butter are sprinkled over batter.
- If desired, 1/4 tsp cinnamon may also be added to the topping mixture.
Directions
- Apfebutterkuchen (a Bremen specialty).
- Prepare as for Butterkuchen, place sliced peeled apples over top of dough before placing in oven.
- Cover apples with same Butter Topping.
- Almonds are an optional addition (and very good!).
Directions
- From: The Art of German Cooking, by Betty Wason
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- Shared by: June Hoffman, 9/93
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