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

  1. Place flour in a bowl and crumble the yeast into it

  2. Warm the milk and add to the bowl

  3. Add the remaining ingredients and knead with a mixer for at least 5 minutes until smooth

  4. Cover and let rest for 60 minutes

  5. Grease a baking sheet (38x45 cm)

  6. After resting, knead the risen dough again

  7. Roll out on a lightly floured surface to the size of the baking sheet and place on the sheet

  8. Preheat the oven to 180°C conventional or 160°C convection

  9. Press small indentations into the dough with the handle of a wooden spoon

  10. Cut the cold butter into small pieces and distribute in the indentations

  11. Sprinkle with sugar and almonds

  12. Bake in the preheated oven for about 35 minutes

  13. While still hot, drizzle the cream over the cake

  14. Let the cake cool completely

Notes

  1. The cake yields about 24 pieces

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