Butterkuchen
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Butterkuchen or Zuckerkuchen is a simple German cake
baked on a tray. Flakes of butter
are distributed on the dough
which, after baking, form the characteristic holes. The whole cake is sprinkled with sugar
. After further kneading the Butterkuchen is baked. As a variation the dough can be sprinkled with roasted almond
flakes.
Butterkuchen is a favourite element of Westphalian and North German coffee tables. It is also served at wedding and funerals and, as a result, is sometimes called Freud-und-Leid-Kuchen ("joy and sorrow cake") or Beerdigungskuchen ("funeral cake").
A regional variation is to sprinkle the Butterkuchen with a sugar-cinnamon
mixture rather than with sugar alone.
In Germany in the trade, at least 30 parts butter, clarified butter or butterfat must be used to 100 parts of flour.
Cake
Cake is a form of bread or bread-like food. In its modern forms, it is typically a sweet and enriched baked dessert. In its oldest forms, cakes were normally fried breads or cheesecakes, and normally had a disk shape...
baked on a tray. Flakes of butter
Butter
Butter is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk. It is generally used as a spread and a condiment, as well as in cooking applications, such as baking, sauce making, and pan frying...
are distributed on the dough
Dough
Dough is a paste made out of any cereals or leguminous crops by mixing flour with a small amount of water and/or other liquid. This process is a precursor to making a wide variety of foodstuffs, particularly breads and bread-based items , flatbreads, noodles, pastry, and similar items)...
which, after baking, form the characteristic holes. The whole cake is sprinkled with sugar
Sugar
Sugar is a class of edible crystalline carbohydrates, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose, characterized by a sweet flavor.Sucrose in its refined form primarily comes from sugar cane and sugar beet...
. After further kneading the Butterkuchen is baked. As a variation the dough can be sprinkled with roasted almond
Almond
The almond , is a species of tree native to the Middle East and South Asia. Almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree...
flakes.
Butterkuchen is a favourite element of Westphalian and North German coffee tables. It is also served at wedding and funerals and, as a result, is sometimes called Freud-und-Leid-Kuchen ("joy and sorrow cake") or Beerdigungskuchen ("funeral cake").
A regional variation is to sprinkle the Butterkuchen with a sugar-cinnamon
Cinnamon
Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several trees from the genus Cinnamomum that is used in both sweet and savoury foods...
mixture rather than with sugar alone.
In Germany in the trade, at least 30 parts butter, clarified butter or butterfat must be used to 100 parts of flour.