Botercake Recipe
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Botercake

By: Hanneke Hartkoorn 
"This is a Dutch buttercake."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (20)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 1 - 10 inch loaf pan
 

Ingredients

  • 1 1/8 cups butter, softened
  • 1 1/4 cups white sugar
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla sugar
  • 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 5 eggs
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 10 inch loaf pan.
  2. Mix grated lemon rind with 1 tablespoon sugar.
  3. Beat butter and sugar with vanilla sugar and lemon rind until the mixture becomes white and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time mixing after each one.
  4. Mix flour and baking powder together and then carefully fold into the butter and egg mixture. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
  5. Bake cake for 60 to 75 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 276 | Total Fat: 15.6g | Cholesterol: 107mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 20, 2007 by Evie   view full review
I grew up in a traditional Dutch family and is one of the most well known traditional Dutch...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 18, 2007 by hanneke hartkoorn   view full review
Actually something strange happened to this recipe. In the original recipe I submitted a very...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 11, 2006 by STARKRAZI   view full review
Very good!!! Baked this in a 10-in cake pan so it baked in about 30 minutes.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 27, 2004 by GODETH   view full review
This is not truely a cake but a glorified cookie. It's lovely and a highly traditional...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 4, 2003 by AMCNICOL   view full review
This is one of the best cakes to make and eat - it's moist and buttery, with just the right...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 4, 2002 by LITTLE ONE   view full review
Only the dutch could make such a beautiful cake.......my family will treasure this recipe...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 11, 2005 by JWGASA   view full review
man, i can't believe more people haven't rated this. what a marvelous cake. i have nothing...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2007 by silverbirch   view full review
okay, haven't tried this particular recipe, but i'd like to point out that the actual dutch...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 23, 2009 by Someone   view full review
Lots of confusion... let me (a Dutch person) explain... First of all: I have no idea what...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2006 by davinia   view full review
It's wonderful, as mentioned the texture is unusual but the taste is incredible.

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