Grandma's Butter Cake with Almonds
Ingredients
Yeast dough
- 500 g all-purpose flour
- 1 cube fresh yeast (about 42 g)
- 200 ml milk
- 70 g sugar
- 1 packet vanilla sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 100 g softened butter
- 1 large egg
- some butter for the pan
- some all-purpose flour for dusting
Topping
- 150 g cold butter
- 80 g sugar
- 200 g sliced almonds
- 200 g heavy cream
Preparation
Place flour in a bowl and crumble the yeast into it
Warm the milk and add to the bowl
Add the remaining ingredients and knead with a mixer for at least 5 minutes until smooth
Cover and let rest for 60 minutes
Grease a baking sheet (38x45 cm)
After resting, knead the risen dough again
Roll out on a lightly floured surface to the size of the baking sheet and place on the sheet
Preheat the oven to 180°C conventional or 160°C convection
Press small indentations into the dough with the handle of a wooden spoon
Cut the cold butter into small pieces and distribute in the indentations
Sprinkle with sugar and almonds
Bake in the preheated oven for about 35 minutes
While still hot, drizzle the cream over the cake
Let the cake cool completely
Notes
The cake yields about 24 pieces