Traditional German Coffee Cake Recipe – Oma's Zimt-Kaffeekuchen Rezept

Method11 steps

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   Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C).

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   Step 2: Grease a 9-inch (23 cm) square baking pan with separate pan-greasing fat. Beat the 75 g softened batter butter, granulated sugar (½ cup) and chosen extract until creamy. Keep brown sugar and powdered sugar for their separate later uses.

   Uses Oil or butter as needed to grease the square cake pan · 75 g butter, softened to room temperature · ½ cup granulated sugar · 1 tsp vanilla extract or almond extract

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   Step 3: Beat in eggs (2 large), one at a time.

   Uses Creamed butter, granulated sugar and extract · 2 large eggs

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   Step 4: Blend flour (195 g) and baking powder (2 teaspoons) together.

   Uses 195 g all-purpose flour (1 1/2 cups) · 2 teaspoons baking powder

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   Step 5: Stir the prepared flour mixture alternately with the batter’s 1/2 cup milk into the prepared egg-butter mixture. Reserve the optional 3–4 tbsp milk for glaze.

   Uses Egg-enriched creamed cake base · Combined flour and baking powder · ½ cup milk

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   Step 6: Spread half of batter in greased pan.

   Uses Half of the complete cake batter

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   Step 7: Combine all chopped nuts, packed brown sugar (1/4 cup) and ground cinnamon (1 teaspoon) thoroughly. Sprinkle half of this prepared nut mixture over the first batter layer; reserve the other half.

   Uses First cake-batter layer in pan · 1/2 cup (60 g) chopped walnuts, pecans or almonds · 1/4 cup packed brown sugar (50 g) · 1 teaspoon cinnamon

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   Step 8: Carefully spread the remaining half of the batter over the first nut layer, using a water-dipped spoon if helpful. Sprinkle with the remaining half of the prepared nut mixture.

   Uses Remaining half of the complete batter · Reserved half of the prepared nut mixture · First batter and nut layers in pan

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   Step 9: Bake 30 to 35 minutes until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

   Bake cake · 35 minUses Complete assembled layered cake

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    Step 10: Cool in pan on wire rack.

    Uses Baked cinnamon-nut cake

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    Step 11: If using the optional glaze, mix the powdered sugar (¾ cup) with 3–4 tbsp glaze milk until drizzleable, then drizzle over the cooled cake. Cut into 9–12 slices.

    Uses Cooled cinnamon-nut cake · ¾ cup powdered sugar (optional) · 3–4 tbsp milk for glaze, optional