Best Name Day Cake Gesundheits Kuchen Recipes

NAME DAY CAKE (GESUNDHEITS KUCHEN)

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This is a recipe from Brother Boniface, a 95 year old Trappist Monk at Mepkin Abbey in Moncks Corner, SC. He is German Born, and attributes this recipe to his "Mutter", who made it for each of her children on their "Name Day".

Provided by BogeysMom

Categories Dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 lb butter
2 cups sugar
8 eggs
8 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 large lemon, zest of
butter, to prepare pan
flour, to prepare pan
strawberry, for topping (optional)
cream, for topping (optional)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350.
With an electric mixer, cream eggs, butter and sugar until fluffy and light.
Add flour, baking powder and lemon rind.
Beat or whip it until the dough falls heavily from a spoon.
Bake in a 13X9 glass baking pan or fluted cake pan at 350 for 50 to 60 minutes.
Top with strawberries and cream for an extra delight.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 9045.3, Fat 417.8, SaturatedFat 247.2, Cholesterol 2668.1, Sodium 5373.5, Carbohydrate 1173, Fiber 27.1, Sugar 405.7, Protein 157.5

NO NAME CAKE

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Make and share this No Name Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Kris Barna

Categories Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

Ingredients

1 cup graham wafer crumbs
1 cup chocolate chips
1 (300 ml) can Eagle Brand Condensed Milk

Steps:

mix all three ingredients together.
bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes in a greased or pamed nine by nine pan.
Very good.

MINA PACHTER'S GESUNDHEITS KUCHEN

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Provided by Joan Nathan

Categories dessert

Time 1h

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

6 large eggs, separated
1 cup sugar
1 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1/4 cup ground almonds
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
Grated rind of 1 lemon
Confectioners' sugar

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and lightly flour a tube pan.
Beat the yolks well. Add the sugar, beating well again. Add the cooled butter, almonds and almond extract, and mix well.
Fold in the flour, baking powder, salt, lemon rind and milk.
Beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry, and fold in.
Pour into the greased pan, and bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out and cool completely. Sprinkle the top with confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 541, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 59 grams, Fat 29 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 11 grams, SaturatedFat 16 grams, Sodium 307 milligrams, Sugar 29 grams, TransFat 1 gram