What is a popular bundt cake in Germany?

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What is a popular bundt cake in Germany?

Answer 1

Most popular bundt cake in Germany is a Gugelhupf - Here's a good recipe for a "Marble Gugelhupf" for ya:

2 ounces high-quality bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped

2 cups cake flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup milk

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 1/8 cups (2 sticks plus 2 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at cool room temperature

1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar

6 large eggs, separated, at room temperature

3/4 cup granulated sugar

Confectioners' sugar, for garnish



Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat to 350°F. Using a cylinder-shaped pastry brush, butter the inside of a 9- to 9 1/2-inch Gugelhupf mold. Coat with flour, tapping out the excess. Melt the chocolate in the top part of a double boiler over hot (not simmering) water or in a microwave oven. Remove from the heat and cool, stirring occasionally, until tepid. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together. Mix the milk and vanilla in a liquid measuring cup. Beat the butter in a large bowl with a hand-held electric mixer on high speed until smooth, about 1 minute. On low speed, beat in the confectioners' sugar, then increase the speed to medium-high and beat until the mixture is very light in color and texture, about 2 minutes. Beat in the egg yolks, one at a time.

Using clean beaters, beat the egg whites on high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in the granulated sugar until the whites form shiny, soft peaks. Stir about one fourth of the whites into the batter. Stir in half of the flour, then half of the milk; repeat. Fold in the remaining whites. Transfer about one-third of the batter to a medium bowl and stir in the melted chocolate. Spread half of the plain batter in the pan. Spoon in the chocolate batter, then top with the remaining plain batter. Zigzag a knife through the batter. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Invert onto the rack and cool completely. Before serving, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar

Answer 2

It's called "Guglhupf" in Germany. Here's a recipe:

GUGLHUPF

        300 grams       unsalted butter

        150 grams       fine sugar (powder)

        150 grams       normal sugar (white)

          3 nos.        eggs ( no too cold!!)

        + 4 nos.        yolks

        + 4 nos.        egg whites

        240 grams       plain flour

         60 grams       raisins

                        vanilla sugar

                        grated lemon rind (biological!)

                        butter for the form.

   --   Mix soft butter with powder sugar, add _whole_ eggs and mix.

        Add egg yolks, vanilla sugar and lemon rind, add raisins.

   --   Beat egg whites with normal sugar to stiff peaks. Add to it

alternatively the flour and the butter-egg mixture.

   --   Prepare guglhupf-form by smearing it with butter and spray over

flour covering all form.

   --   Pour the ready mass and bake in preheated (!) oven at 180C for

approx. one hour.

   --   Turn over the form and let it cool down a little before pulling         it

up freeing the guglhupf cake. Sprinkle with powdered sugar      and serve.

Guten Appetit! Eat with gusto!