How To Make Dutch Butter Cake(Boterkoek) Recipe

This cake is known as “Boterkoek” or butter cake, and it comes from Holland. The Boterkoek, or Dutch Butter cake. This soft moist butter cake is well-known in the Netherlands. This Dutch butter cake recipe is so simple to make. If you make it with basic ingredients so delicious and mostly served with a coffee or tea.

This butter cake I tasted first time when I was 10 years old in 2009. Since then I like Boterkoek. This recipe of Dutch Butter cake is good for a treat, holiday, or lunchtime with a cup of coffee or tea. Almost every Sunday this butter cake is made in your home because everybody likes this cake at home.

If you have not tried this Dutch Butter cake recipe before, do not panic about getting ready i am sharing the recipe for  Dutch Butter cake. I suggest you try this recipe at once in your home. if you like others dutch cakes and coffee recipe please read it .

 Dutch Butter Cake (Boterkoek) Recipe

The Boterkoek, or Dutch Butter cake. This soft moist butter cake is well-known in the Netherlands. This cake is a good treat for friends and family.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

5 minutes mins

Total Time 45 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 2 peopel

Equipment

• Butter cake pan 
• Brownie pan

Ingredients

  

• butter 260 grams
• sugar 265 grams
• 50 grams vanilla sugar or 50 grams vanilla extract
• 30 grams lemon zest
• pinch of salt
• 1 or 2 egg
• All-purpose flour 250 grams

Instructions

 

• In a bowl, combine butter, sugar, vanilla sugar, salt, and lemon zest. Using a dough hook, mix the sugar and butter together. until the sugar is barely mixed in.
• After the butter and sugar have been combined (being careful not to overmix), gently whisk the egg, then add all of the flour and about two thirds of the egg to the butter. Stir until a dough begins to take shape.
• After the dough has come together, remove it from the bowl and, if necessary, give it a quick knead on a surface dusted with flour. Because the dough will be very soft, only give it a good 30 seconds to form and make sure everything is incorporated.
• Take the dough and place cling film over it. To aid in the dough’s quicker cooling, flatten it. Refrigerate the dough for a minimum of half an hour.
• Set oven temperature to 350°F/175°C. Oil a pan for butter cakes. Grease and line a brownie pan or spring form with baking paper if you do not have a butter cake pan.
• In your cake pan, press the dough firmly. If necessary, place a piece of baking paper on top of the dough to make it easier to work with.
• To make a design in the dough, run the back of a fork over it. Brush the butter cake’s top with the leftover egg.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden.
• Allow to cool fully. Cut tiny cubes or triangle pieces to serve.

Notes

If you don’t have access to fine sugar, you can use granulated sugar instead of caster sugar, which is a fine sugar that isn’t powdered or icing sugar.

 

You can use 50 grams of vanilla extract in place of the vanilla sugar if you don’t have any.

 

You can readily make vanilla sugar yourself by following the website’s recipe.

 

You can use sliced almonds as a garnish for the butter cake. Before baking, scatter the sliced almonds over the top of the butter cake.

 

You can add 40 grams of almond extract in place of the vanilla and lemon if you would prefer the butter cake to have a stronger almond flavor.

 

This recipe can also be made by hand. This recipe can certainly be made by hand; I’ve made it numerous times without a mixer.

 

The cake will be initially soft when it comes out of the oven because of the large amount of butter in it. The cake should solidify because the butter will cool down once more as it cools.

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How To Make Dutch Butter Cake (Boterkoek)

• Take a large bowl, add sugar, vanilla, salt, lemon juice, and butter use an electric mixer then mix properly sugar and butter.
• After mixing sugar and butter(be careful not to over-mix sugar and butter) then add the egg stir with a spoon and add all of the flour until mixed well.
• After the dough has come together, remove it from the bowl and, if necessary, give it a quick knead on a surface dusted with flour. Because the dough will be very soft, only give it a good 30 seconds to form and make sure everything is incorporated.
• Take the dough and place cling film over it. To aid in the dough’s quicker cooling, flatten it. Refrigerate the dough for a minimum of half an hour.
• Heat the oven to 350F. Take a butter pan. You can take spring form with baking paper if you do not have a butter cake pan.
• In your cake pan, press the dough firmly. If necessary, place a piece of baking paper on top of the dough to make it easier to work with.
• To make a design in the dough, run the back of a fork over it. Brush the butter cake’s top with the leftover egg.
• Bake the butter cake in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes until golden.
• After baking allow for cooling up to a few minutes then you can serve cut into little cubes.

Ingredients needed

Here I am sharing the list of crucial ingredients you will need for the Dutch Butter cake recipe:

•  Butter 
• Sugar 
• Vanilla extract
• lemon zest
• pinch of salt
• Egg
• All-purpose flour 

How to store and freeze the butter cake

If you want to store this cake for 2 to 3 days, then store it in an airtight container at room temperature. There a two ways to store the cake:

Freeze the whole cake

If you want to store it for a long time then after cooling before cutting it into pieces cover it the plastic wrap or paper then keep it in your refrigerator for up to 2 to 3 months.

Flash freeze the sliced cake

The second way to store this cake is after cutting it into pieces and then arranging slices on a baking sheet. Then take an airtight container then freeze it.

FAQs

How should butter cakes be cooled?

A lot of people do not cool butter cake it is an important step of this recipe. After baking you should allow for cooling for 20 to 25 minutes.

How do you store dutch butter cake overnight?

If you want to store butter cake overnight. After baking, take a plastic wrap or foil then cover the cake and keep it in an airtight container at room temperature or the refrigerator.

Why is it called butter cake?

A vital role of butter or an important ingredient in this cake is called butter cake. Basic ingredients for baking butter cake include butter, sugar, eggs, flour, and leavening agents like baking soda or powder.

What is the national cake of the Netherlands?

yes, it’s the national cake of the Netherlands. A classic Dutch cake, “boterkoek” is prepared with butter, flour, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. For added flavor, you can optionally add almond extract, almond shavings, and lemon zest to the mixture.