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Blitzkuchen (German Coffee Cake)

 

Blitzkuchen

Course: after church coffee hour, Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: German
Keyword: coffee cake
Author: Matilda Joerg

Ingredients

Coffee Cake dough

  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup butter
  • 4 egg yolks
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder

Topping

  • 4 egg whites
  • 1 cup sugar

Instructions

  • Mix coffee cake dough ingredients together and put the dough in the pan.
  • Beat the egg whites stiff and add 1 cup of sugar.
  • put egg whites & sugar mixture over top.
  • Bake.
  • Serve with whipped cream.

Notes

This recipe is an example of one of the main differences between current and truly vintage recipes- no oven temperature or indication of how long to bake for. 
I would suggest starting at 350º for 20 minutes and adding time from there.

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