Dutch Buttercake Recipes

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix together butter, sugar and almond extract.
• Add beaten egg except for 1 teaspoon.
• Sift flour and baking powder, and add to bowl, mixing with wet ingredients.
• Put dough in greased 9 inch pie plate.
• Mix the reserved 1 tsp of beaten egg with 1 tsp of water, and brush over dough.
• Sprinkle with sliced almonds, if desired. (My Oma always used the almonds, it looks pretty and adds a nice touch!).
• Bake at 350°F for 25-30 minutes or until done (firm to the touch).
• This is a dense cake, but should be soft on the inside and hard on the outside, but not too hard!

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 8 inch round cake pans, or 9 inch pie plates.
• In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, reserving just enough to brush over the tops, about 1 tablespoon. Stir in the almond extract. Combine the flour and baking powder; stir into the batter by hand using a sturdy spoon. The dough will be stiff.
• Press evenly into the two prepared pans. Press almond halves into the top where each slice would be. Brush the tops with a thin layer of the reserved egg.
• Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes, or until the top is golden brown. Cut into wedges to serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 10 inch loaf pan.
• Mix grated lemon rind with 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Beat butter and sugar with vanilla sugar and lemon rind until the mixture becomes white and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time mixing after each one.
• Mix flour and baking powder together and then carefully fold into the butter and egg mixture. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake cake for 60 to 75 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter, sugar and almond flavoring until fluffy. Add beaten egg, reserving 1 teaspoons.
• Add flour, salt and baking powder. Mix until combined in a solid dough.
• Press into parchment-lined 9-inch round baking dish.
• Brush with remaining egg. Score crosswise in two directions, (making diamond shapes), with a fork.
• Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes until top is golden.
• Allow to cool before removing and cutting into 12 portions.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees celcius (400F).
• Mix flour, sugar and salt.
• Cut the butter into pieces and mix into the flour.
• Knead the butter and the flour together with one hand until you have a firm dough ball.
• Cut the apricots in small pieces and mix them with the almonds and ginger syrup.
• Press half the dough into a 24cm/10 in round pie dish.
• Spread the apricot mixture over the top.
• Roll out the other half on a lightly floured work surface until it is the same size as the dish.
• Place over apricot filling, firmly pressing the pastry edges together.
• Now use the blunt side of a knife and decorate the dough with cross-hatching markings.
• Brush with milk.
• Bake the butter cake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
• Allow to cool and just before serving slice cake into wedges.

Steps:

• Butter a 8" springform pan.
• Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Sift flour and sugar in a bowl.
• Add butter, salt, and vanilla.
• Cut the butter into small pieces and knead lightly with a cool hand or utensil until it holds together.
• Don't work too much.
• It needs to stay cold.
• (This works well in the food processor- then I use frozen butter) Press mixture quickly into bottom of spring form pan.
• Brush the top with the egg.
• Place the pan just below the middle of the oven and bake about 30 minutes or until it's a golden brown.
• Cool in the pan, release the spring, and remove cake.
• Serve in thin slices- it is rich!

Steps:

• Grease a 1 1/2 X 8" round cake pan and dust it with flour.
• Mix the flour, baking powder and sugar.
• Cut in the butter.
• Make very sure that the butter is neither too hard nor too soft (remove from refrigerator 1 hour before using.) Mix well.
• Add almond extract, salt and egg yolk.
• Mix well or just grease your hands and knead the dough, until it is very smooth.
• Place the dough into the prepared pan and press down firmly.
• Brush the top generously with the egg white. Slivered almonds may be placed on the top of the cake for extra flavor.
• Bake 350 F. for 30-35 minutes.
• Allow to cool thoroughly before serving.