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Boterkoek- Dutch Butter Cake

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This is a very dense cake. Frankly it’s more like a shortbread. It’s Dutch and literally translates to butter cake.

Ingredients

  • ¾ cups Butter, Softened
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Almond Extract
  • 1 whole Egg, Beaten (with 1 Teaspoon Reserved)
  • 1-½ cup Flour
  • ½ teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Water
  • 2 Tablespoons Sliced Almonds For Garnish (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 F.

In a bowl mix together the butter, sugar and almond extract until creamy. Add the egg (remember to reserve 1 teaspoon of the beaten egg) to the butter mixture and mix in well.

In a separate bowl combine flour and baking powder. Use a fork and mix it together well.

Slowly combine the flour mixture with the butter mixture. I use a fork until it gets too thick, then I get in there with my clean hands and knead it all together. Eventually it will work together into a smooth solid mixture similar to playdough.

Transfer the ball of dough to a greased pie plate and flatten the ball and smooth the top.

Combine the remaining 1 teaspoon of beaten egg with the teaspoon of water. Brush the egg wash over the top of the cake and sprinkle with almonds if desired.

Bake for 25 minutes. If not nice and golden brown put it back into the oven for 5 minutes more.

The cake will be hard like shortbread but dense and soft inside.

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lillybird on 10.12.2010

just made this wonderful cake. I will make this again and again. Thanks for the recipe!

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Twinks on 7.14.2010

YUM!

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