German Health Cake by ancameni

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German Health Cake
Submitted by ancameni on August 14, 2010 at 12:15 pm

DESCRIPTION
This cake was usually the centerpiece on a birthday or christening. The belief was, that with eating this cake you sustain good health. It was a celebration cake meant for the birthday child. The guest obviously ate the cake as well, since it was good for the birthday child it certainly could not hurt them.
People from Rhineland-Palatinum are usually down right to the point with an odd piece of humor.

SUMMARY
Yield 0 File under cake

INGREDIENTS
• 9 oz ( 250g) unsalted butter
• 7 oz (200g) sugar
• 6 large eggs (separated in yolks and egg white)
• 1 tbsp vanilla sugar (or vanilla extract)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 3/4 oz (50g) cornstarch
• 15 3/4 oz (450g)all-purpose flour
• 1 cup warm milk

INSTRUCTIONS
Mix butter, sugar, vanilla and egg yolks in a large bowl, till light and creamy.
Mix baking powder, starch and flour in bowl. Add to the egg mixture alternately with the milk.
Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form and carefully incorporate to the batter.
Fill in a buttered bundtform and bake at 375ýF for about 1 hour or until done.
Dust with powdered sugar or another glaze of choice or leave as is.

This is pretty much the original recipe. In germany are packets or vanilla sugar and baking powder. I estimated on the vanilla and the baking powder. You can increase the baking powder to 1 tbsp. Try using cake flour, too.

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