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Kuchen
Kuchen is a word for cake in Germany.
word variations are also Kuka, Kuga, Küche
Some people say KOO-ken and some say KOO-gan
If someone asks "What is German cuisine like, you could say that kuchen
is definitely one of our beloved and regularly made desserts for after a meal or coffee time
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Though there are many different fillings, crusts and shapes that you can use to make a kuchen , for the most part it is like a sweet dough rather than a tender cake batter and a topping of fruit , fruit and custard or sometimes just a sweetened crumb topping like a coffee cake.
Recipe List
Apfelkuchen
This is my grandma Emma's recipe for this famous apple cake.
Plum Kuchen
with step by step pictures showing you
how to make it
Different Fruit Kuchens
apple, pear, nectarine, peach-almond kuchen Butter Kuchen
this is a basic kuchen topped with butter and sugar
Struesal Kuchen
Just like a good coffee cake with that crumbly streausal topping
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The folks that write me and want to recreate the wonderful Kuchens that they remember from their German mother or Grandmother were
Now South Dakota is PROUD of their kuchen
South Dakota’s State Dessert is the Kuchen,
It took a while to get this passed through the legislature but with the tenacity of the proud German-Russians they convinced the state congress of it’s popularity and winning them over with home made kuchen as well.
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They hold something like an Oktoberfest that is called a Schmeckfest
every third Saturday in September. One of the big features is “Kuchen” and the ones that I see are usually round, baked in a foil or glass pie dish.
I saw video of folks eating kuchen and they seemed to be holding a wedge in their hand eating it with coffee as normally as we see folks eating a wedge of pizza. You can tell it is truly part of their culture. |
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The topping for kuchens are as diverse as a Baskin Robbins Ice cream parlor. 31 flavors is just a beginning of the various kuchen toppings through history.
First you can use any kind of fruit from raisins. to kiwi.....strawberries to pears...even onions, and top them with a custard.
You can use toppings like poppy seed, MohnKuchen burnt sugar, honey (Bienstichkuchen) and not use a custard filling also.
I think all you creative “wing-It” cooks get the idea and you can use any topping that is available
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Here are some other styles of making Plum Kuchen
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Here they have done it in a round cake pan |
Here they have put the plum slices upright |
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