Kuchen

5 from 10 votes

This recipe calls for peaches in the Kuchen, but feel free to use blueberries, pears or plums. Frozen peaches may also be used, defrost peaches before using.

Prep Time10

Cook Time35

Total Time45

Course: Cake or dessert

Keyword: cake, coffee cake, kuchen

Servings: people

Calories: 467kcal

Author: Sally Humeniuk

Ingredients

For the cake:

½ cup butter, melted
½ cup sugar
1 large egg
½ tsp almond extract
1 cup sour cream
1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon baking powder

For the topping:

¼ cup butter, softened
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ cup all-purpose flour
¼ tsp cloves
¼ tsp cinnamon
3 cups peaches, peeled and sliced thin

Instructions

Mix together the spiced topping

In a small bowl mix the softened butter, sugar sugar, brown sugar, and ¼ cup flour, the cloves, and cinnamon. Set aside.

Assemble the cake:

Grease a 9x13-inch pan. Preheat oven to 350F degrees. In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar sugar. Add the egg, almond extract, and sour cream. Combine the flour and baking powder and add to the wet mixture, mixing well. Spread the dough in the prepared pan.
Sprinkle half of the spiced topping over the cake batter in the prepared pan. Arrange the peach slices over the entire surface, and sprinkle the rest of topping to cover the Kuchen (you should have a layer of the cake batter, half the spiced topping, all the peaches, and the remaining spiced topping in the pan).
Bake on the center rack in the oven for 30-35 minutes. Check the cake with a toothpick at 30 minutes and if it comes out with crumbs on it, it's done.
The Kuchen can be served right out of the oven, but if you let it sit for two to three hours before serving, the clove flavor becomes more mild and all the flavors are melded nicely. Leftovers should be refrigerated in an air-tight container.

Notes

As mentioned in the pre-recipe notes, you may substitute the peaches for plums, pears, or blueberries. Also frozen peaches work great, but defrost the peaches first so they cook enough to break down and soften.
When served right out of the oven, the Kuchen is tasty when warm though all my tasters preferred it after anywhere from three to six hours later. When served within the first hour or so, the cloves are a little overpowering, but the flavor becomes perfect over time. If you want to serve the Kuchen immediately, I would reduce the cloves to 1/8 teaspoon but would not leave them out.

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