Gooey Philadelphia German Butter Cake Butterkuchen Recipes

Steps:

• Mix sugar, shortening, and salt in a bowl.
• Add egg, and beat together for 1 minute.
• Dissolve yeast in warm milk.
• To egg/sugar mixture, add flour, then yeast mixture and vanilla, beating about 3 minutes (with dough hook or by hand).
• Turn dough onto lightly floured board and knead 1 minute.
• Place in a lightly greased bowl, cover with a towel and let stand in a warm place to rise 1 hour or until double.
• Make Topping: Cream butter in a mixer.
• Mix together flour and sugar; gradually beat into butter.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add vanilla.
• Gradually add just enough milk to bring mixture to an easy spreading consistency, being careful not to make it too runny. Set aside until dough is doubled and ready for use.
• When dough is doubled, punch it down and divide in two sections.
• Roll or pat halves into bottom of two well-greased 8" square pans (or a 13x9 pan).
• Crimp edges halfway up sides to hold topping. Prick dough with a fork to reduce bubbling.
• Spread topping evenly over dough. Let stand 20 minutes. Heat oven to 375°F.
• Bake 30 minutes for 13x9 or 20 minutes for 8x8 or until top is just golden and crusty, but still gooey.
• DO NOT OVERBAKE!

Steps:

• Butter a 13x9x2 inch baking pan.
• (Mixture 1) In a small bowl combine the yeast,1 tablespoon of the sugar, and the warm water.
• Set aside mixture 1 for 15 minutes or until bubbles appear.
• (Mixture 2) In a small bowl combine the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, salt, and butter.
• Pour the milk into a saucepan. Add vanilla bean and pour into Mixture 2.
• Let Mixture 2 sit until lukewarm.
• Stir in Mixture 1 and add lemon zest.
• Add eggs 1 at a time beating well after each addition.
• Fold in flour a little at a time.
• Beat dough until smooth.
• Spread dough onto prepared pan and cover loosely with a tea towel and set aside in a warm place for 30-45 minutes.
• Let rise.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• For topping:.
• Cream butter, sugar, and light brown sugar until fluffy stir in the vanilla, the cinnamon, and the nuts (nuts are optional).
• Drop spoonfuls of the topping onto the dough.
• Bake cake for 35 minutes or until top is golden.
• Allow cake to completely cool IN PAN.
• Cut into slices and serve with butter.