Best Lightning Cake Also Called Blitz Kuchen Recipes
BLITZKUCHEN RECIPE
German Blitzkuchen or lightning cake, a delicious, soft coffee cake with almond sugar topping. Ready in less than 30 minutes.
Provided by Adina
Categories Cakes
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius/ 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking tray of about 40x30 cm/ 16x12 inches with baking paper.
- Mix the sugar, flour, and baking powder in a large bowl. Pour in the heavy cream and add the eggs. Mix until incorporated.
- Bake: Pour the mixture onto the prepared baking tray, and bake the cake for 10 minutes.
- In the meantime, melt the butter, add the sugar and the almonds and mix well.
- Bake: Spread this mixture over the cake and bake for 10 - 15 minutes more until golden brown.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 square, Calories 344 kcal, Carbohydrate 34 g, Protein 6 g, Fat 21 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Cholesterol 84 mg, Sodium 199 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 20 g, UnsaturatedFat 11 g
BLITZKUCHEN (GERMAN LIGHTNING CAKE)
A German grandma would make one of these cakes when family dropped by. It can be made fast, and it's also gone fast...thus the lightning cake.
Provided by Sharon Whitley
Categories Cakes
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- 1. Sift flour and baking powder together. Grease 9X13 cake pan. Preheat over to 350.
- 2. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time beat well. Add flour, lemon juice, and rind. Spread in greased pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture and bake 20 minutes.
BLITZ KUCHEN
Blitz Kuchen or Lightning Cake was always one of grandma's fast and easy standbys when we stopped in for a visit.
Provided by Taylor in Belgium
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 45m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cream sugar and butter, add egg yolks.
- Sift flour with baking powder, add alternately with milk, add vanilla.
- Beat 4 egg whites until stiff.
- Add sugar to egg whites and whip until it stands in peaks.
- Put batter in 2 greased layer cake pans.
- Pile meringue on top of each layer and sprinkle with coconut or chopped nuts.
- Bake at 325 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes.
LIGHTNING CAKE (ALSO CALLED BLITZ KUCHEN)
Make and share this Lightning Cake (Also Called Blitz Kuchen) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Karen..
Categories Breads
Time 50m
Yield 9 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350F and lightly oil an 8" square cake pan.
- Mix the ingredients in the order given and pour into prepared pan.
- Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle on top.
- Bake for about 25 minutes or until cake tests done.
LIGHTNING CAKE
quick and yummy cake I once made mistake and doubled the buttermilk (1 cup). I baked the cake in a springform pan and let it cool completely in the pan. My son prefers the mistake to the original recipe.
Provided by Kirste
Categories Dessert
Time 50m
Yield 1 cake, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 9-inch round cake pan. Tap out excess flour.
- Sift together dry ingredients.
- Beat the eggs until blended and frothy. Whisk in sugar and beat until well blended, 1 minute.
- Whisk in flour mixture with as few strokes as possible. Then whisk in milk, remaining melted butter, and the flavorings. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake the cake 35 to 40 minutes, or until the tester comes out clean. Cool the cake on rack for 5 minutes, then invert onto the rack. Cool completely.
- Invert on cake plate. Dust with confectioner's sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 424.7, Fat 24.6, SaturatedFat 15.1, Cholesterol 114.5, Sodium 220.5, Carbohydrate 46.8, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 28.4, Protein 4.7
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