Comments on the German Butter Cake I posted back in 8/06 -

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gayr

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Made the Cake today and must report how good it is. The Yeast Cake itself is just wonderful, light, flavorful and what you expect in a good cake. The topping for me was way to sweet, however, if you are a sweet lover you will love this cake.

If I make this again I will poke the topping into the risen dough and not just let it sit on the top as directed in the recipe as the cake baked it melted and melted over the sides of the pan. I made the mistake of not putting a pan underneath and experienced a mess in the oven.

I think I will use this cake recipe when I want a good coffee cake and eliminate the topping and use my own crumb topping.

The finished cake was very good, if you like a sweet, butter topping.

 
The cake of my childhood?

I immediately copied this recipe because it looks like one I have been searching for for years. We used to go to a German bakery in Baltimore every Sunday after church and get something called "butter cake". It had pools of butter topping on the top, and we would fight over the pieces that were the gloppiest. I'm leaving for Vienna, Austria tomorrow, so I won't have time to try it until I get back, but thanks so much.

 
rhoward2va, Have a wonderful trip and I know that you will LUV this cake. Enjoy when you try it.

 
My childhood too. It was indeed called Butter Kuchen. Mom dimpled the dough like foccacia

and just scattered pats of butter on top and sprinkled on the cinnamon-sugar. She used the same yeast dough to make Streusel Kuchen. Just top the plain dough with your favorite streusel and it is homey good.

 
AngAk -The cake was wonderful and that is how I intend to make it next time dimple the filling ....

the dough as your mom did. I hope you try it and let me know what you think.

 
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