German Peach Coffee Cake Food

OLD-FASHIONED GERMAN COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• For cake, dissolve yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar in water. Let stand 5 minutes. In a large bowl, combine shortening, sugar and egg. Gradually mix in 2 cups flour, milk and yeast mixture. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place dough in a greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down. Divide in half and press each half into a greased 11x7-in. baking pan. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Combine all topping ingredients except peaches. Sprinkle over dough. Top with peach slices. Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.

KUCHEN

Steps:

• Grease a 9x13-inch pan. Preheat oven to 350F degrees. In a large bowl cream together ½ cup butter and the ½ cup sugar. Blend in the egg, almond extract, and sour cream. Mix in 1 ½ cups of flour and the baking powder. Spread the dough in the prepared pan.
• In a small bowl mix the ¼ cup softened butter, ¼ cup of sugar, ¼ cup of brown sugar, and ¼ cup of flour, the cloves, and cinnamon.
• Sprinkle half of the topping over the cake dough, place the peach slices over the entire surface, and sprinkle the remaining topping to cover the Kuchen.
• Bake on the center rack in the oven for 30-35 minutes. Check the cake with a toothpick at 30 minutes and if it comes out with crumbs on it, it's done.
• The Kuchen can be served right out of the oven, but if you let it sit for two to three hours before serving, the clove flavor becomes more mild and all the flavors are melded nicely. Leftovers should be refrigerated in an air-tight container.

GERMAN PEACH KUCHEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray 8-inch cake, tart, or springform pan with non-stick spray.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until it becomes light and fluffy. Add the milk or cream, egg, and vanilla extract; mix until thoroughly combined. Finally, add the flour, cinnamon, and baking powder; mix, but do not overmix.
• Transfer the dough into the prepared pan, pushing the dough slightly up the edges. Arrange the peaches in concentric circles and press into the dough.
• Bake in a 350-degree oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until nicely browned and a cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar and serve!

PEACH KUCHEN (GERMAN PEACH CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400˚F. Grease a 9-inch springform pan and set aside.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, mace in a mixing bowl and stir well with a whisk. Add the cold butter pieces and incorporate to blend with the flour until it becomes fine crumbs.
• In a small mixing bowl, whisk milk and egg well. Pour the milk mixture over the flour mixture. Mix with a fork just until it becomes wet.
• Spread the batter on the bottom of the prepared pan. Arrange the peach slices on top. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• To make the custard cream, combine 1/4 cups of cream with flour in a medium mixing bowl, and whisk together to get rid of big lumps. Add the rest of the cream, sugar, egg, vanilla, and salt; whisk well to mix.
• Take the cake out of oven, and pour the cream mixture on top. Put the cake back in the oven, and immediately reduce the heat to 350˚F. Continue to bake the cake for 35-40 minutes.
• When the cake top is puffed, the edges are deep golden and starting to separate from the pan, the cake is done. Cool the cake in the pan for 15 minutes, then remove it from the pan and let it cool completely on a cooling rack.

PEACH COFFEE CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup butter. Beat in sour cream, vanilla, and eggs. Mix in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Spread 1/2 the batter into the baking pan. Layer with peaches, and top with remaining batter.
• In a small bowl, mix 1/4 cup flour, 1/4 cup sugar, pecans, and cinnamon. Cut in cold butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle evenly over the batter.
• Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

GERMAN PEACH COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. For yeast dough, dissolve yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar in water. Let stand 5 minutes. In a large bowl, combine shortening, sugar and egg. Gradually mix in 2 cups flour, milk and yeast mixture. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place dough in a greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• 2. Punch dough down. Divide in half and press each half into a greased 11 by 7 inch baking pan. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Combine all topping ingredients except peaches. Sprinkle over dough. Top with peach slices. Bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Yield: 2 coffee cakes.

PEACH JAM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9-inch springform pan.
• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom, salt, baking soda, and nutmeg in a large bowl until thoroughly combined. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve 1 cup of the crumb mixture for the topping. Add yogurt, egg, vanilla, and almond extracts to the remaining mixture. Mix until thoroughly combined.
• Pour batter into the prepared pan, and press evenly into the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of the pan. Spread peach jam into an even layer in the center of the batter. Top jam with an even layer of peach slices. Sprinkle reserved crumb topping evenly over the peaches.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cake is golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes. Allow cake to cool for 20 minutes before gently running a knife around the edges of the pan and removing the sides. Cool cake completely before serving.

FRESH PEACH CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and 1 cup of the sugar for 3 to 5 minutes on medium-high speed, until light and fluffy. With the mixer on low, add the eggs, one at a time, then the sour cream and vanilla, and mix until the batter is smooth. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. With the mixer on low, slowly add the dry ingredients to the batter and mix just until combined. In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and the cinnamon.
• Spread half of the batter evenly in the pan. Top with half of the peaches, then sprinkle with two-thirds of the sugar mixture. Spread the remaining batter on top, arrange the remaining peaches on top, and sprinkle with the remaining sugar mixture and the pecans.
• Bake the cake for 45 to 55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm or at room temperature.

5 LAYER PEACH COBBLER COFFEE CAKE!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; grease a 13x9-inch baking pan.
• Stir together all filling ingredients in medium bowl and set aside for now.
• Combine all topping ingredients in medium bowl until it resembles coarse crumbs; set aside.
• Combine the sugar and 1 cup butter in a large mixer bowl.
• Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (2-3 minutes).
• Add eggs, the sour cream and vanilla extract.
• Continue beating, scraping bowl often, until well mixed (1 or 2 minutes).
• Add all the remaining coffee cake ingredients.
• Continue beating and scraping the bowl often, until smooth (1-2 minutes).
• Spread half the batter into pan.
• Spread peach filling over batter.
• Drop spoonfuls of remaining batter over filling (do not spread).
• Sprinkle with topping.
• Bake 60-70 minutes or until toothpick in center comes out clean.
• Cool 15 minutes.
• Stir together powdered sugar and enough milk in small bowl for glazing consistency.
• Drizzle over the cooled coffee cake.

PEACH COFFEE CAKE (SWEET DOUGH)

Steps:

• This dough is a basic sweet dough. I use it for cinnamon rolls and monkey bread, as well. Combine the milk, yeast, and sugar in a mixing bowl. Let stand for 2 minutes to proof the yeast. Add the egg, butter, nutmeg, salt, and half of the flour. Mix until smooth, then beat for 2 minutes. Stir in enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough.
• Turn dough onto floured surface and knead just enough to smooth the dough and thoroughly combine ingredients. Kneading makes gluten, so don't overdo it, or you'll lose tenderness. Place in a greased bowl, cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours.
• To assemble, punch the dough down, and divide in half. Roll the dough into discs and spread into the greased pans. Cover and let rise in the pan until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours. Meanwhile, mix the sugars and cinnamon in a bowl. Canned peach slices are usually too thick. Slice them as necessary to get reasonably thin pieces, about 1/2 inch.
• When the cakes are risen, brush the dough with melted butter, and sprinkle with a mixture of sugars and cinnamon. Spread peaches over the top, covering as much dough as possible, and then sprinkle again with the sugar and cinnamon mix. You want a good, thick coating of sugar, to glaze the top.
• Bake in a 350-degree Fahrenheit oven for 20-25 minutes. The coffee cakes should be golden around the edges, but somewhat pasty where risen between the peach slices. Let cool for at least 15 minutes.