Kugelhupf

Submitted by foodandmood.eu

"Delicious and easy to make. It originally comes from Germany and can also be called Königskuchen. It is best baked the day before and will keep for a long time in a cool place. If you have got no guglhupf baking tin , use two 1 lb loaf tins."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 pie
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 200 g unsalted butter
• 120 g caster sugar
• 4 large eggs (soft )
• 400 g self raising flour
• 100 g sultanas
• 110 g currants
• 1 lemon, rind of, grated
• 2 tablespoons rum
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 -2 tablespoon milk, if needed

directions

1. Preheat oven to 180°F.
2. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
3. Add grated lemon rind and pinch of salt and mix.
4. Stir in 1 egg at a time with some of the sifted flour,.
5. Mix in the rum and stir in gradually all the flour. If the mixture is too dry add some milk, but the cake mixture should not be to runny as the fruit would sink to the bottom while baking.
6. Now add your sultanas, currants, mixed peels and mix all together.
7. Put cake mixture into a baking tin which has been greased and dusted with flour; place in oven and bake. Cooking time is a good hour.
8. Check if ready by inserting a skewer and if it comes out clean it is ready.
9. Allow the cake to cool for a few minutes in the tin, then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely and dust with icing sugar.

Reviews

[COOKGIRl]

Ingredients are listed out of order. Really helps to have them in order! I baked this in a tube pan. Thanks! PS I added orange peel, too.