Medium
New Year's Eve
Gugelhupf
Austrian/German ring cake - buttery, often with raisins and almonds. Elegant New Year's breakfast cake.
85
Total Minutes
12
Servings
Vegetarian
Cooking Times
35 min
Prep Time
50 min
Cook Time
85 min
Total Time
Ingredients (12 items)
3.00 cups
All-purpose flour
2.00 tbsp
Active dry yeast
1.00 cup
Warm milk
0.75 cup
Butter
softened
0.75 cup
Sugar
4.00
Eggs
1.00 tbsp
Lemon zest
1.00 tsp
Vanilla extract
0.50 tsp
Salt
1.00 cup
Raisins
soaked in rum
0.50 cup
Sliced almonds
0.25 cup
Powdered sugar
for dusting
Instructions (12 steps)
1
Dissolve yeast in warm milk with 1 tsp sugar, proof 10 minutes.
10 minutes
2
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
5 minutes
3
Beat in eggs one at a time.
4
Mix in lemon zest and vanilla.
5
Combine flour and salt.
6
Alternate adding flour and yeast mixture to butter mixture.
7
Fold in drained raisins.
8
Butter gugelhupf mold, press almonds into bottom.
9
Pour batter into mold, let rise 1 hour.
60 minutes
10
Bake at 350°F for 45-50 minutes until golden.
47 minutes
11
Cool in pan 10 minutes, invert onto rack.
10 minutes
12
Dust with powdered sugar when cool.