Name: German Coffee Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 2 medium potatoes, peeled; ½ cup sugar; 1 cup sultanas; ¼ cup chopped peel; 1 ½ cups milk; zest of lemon and 1 tablespoon juice; 3 cups self-raising flour; Crumble Topping (see below)

German Coffee Cake

A lovely cake to serve for afternoon tea.

Serves 20

Prep

10M

Cook

50M

Total

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Try this with currants or cranberries in place of sultanas.

Ingredients

2 medium potatoes, peeled

½ cup sugar

1 cup sultanas

¼ cup chopped peel

1 ½ cups milk

zest of lemon and 1 tablespoon juice

3 cups self-raising flour

Crumble Topping (see below)

Method

Preheat oven to 180C (160C fan forced). Grease and line a 22cm x 32cm shallow baking pan. Cook potatoes in boiling water until tender, drain, cool and place into a large bowl.

Mash the potatoes, add the sugar and beat well. Add in the sultanas, peel, milk, lemon zest and lemon juice. Sift in flour and fold through. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.

Sprinkle Crumble Topping over the cake and bake for 45-50 min. Remove from the pan and cool completely. Cut into squares to serve.

CRUMBLE TOPPING
Sift ½ cup self-raising flour into a bowl, add ½ cup sugar and 2 teaspoon nutmeg or cinnamon. Rub in 55g chopped butter until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

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