A Gugelhupf is a yeast based cake, traditionally baked in a distinctive circular Bundt mold. It is popular in a wide region of Central Europe during christmas time.Let us know how to make these delicious cake for christmas .
Baking time ;45 minutes
175 ml milk
30 g fresh yeast
375 g of flour
50 g almonds
1 pack (100 g) of mixed candied fruits
1 tbsp rum ,use orange juice if do not like
175 g of sugar
Zest of 1 untreated orange
1 star anise
1 small cinnamon stick
200 g soft butter or margarine
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
zest of 1 untreated lemon
1 tsp salt
1 packet of vanilla sugar, or 1 tsp sugar mixed with vanilla extract or powder
75 g powdered sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
Fat and flour to spray
Warm the milk in a saucepan lukewarm. Dissolve the yeast in it. Place 175 g of flour and milk in a mixing bowl and stir until smooth with a whisk. Cover the batter and let rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes.
Roast the almonds in a pan without fat, turning for 2-3 minutes, remove. Finely chop the candied fruit, mix with the almonds and rum.
Bring 100 g sugar and 100 ml water to a boil in a saucepan. Cook the orange zest, star anise and cinnamon stick in it for 4–5 minutes, remove the pan from the heat.
Mix 150 g fat, 75 g sugar, eggs, egg yolks, lemon zest, salt and vanilla sugar with the whisk of the hand mixer for 2-3 minutes. Add the batter and 200 g of flour and knead into a smooth dough using the kneading hooks on the hand mixer.
Knead the candied fruit, almonds and rum to the dough. Place the dough in a greased gugelhupf tin (approx. 2.5 liters) dusted with flour and cover and let rise in a warm place for approx. 25 minutes. Bake in the preheated oven (electric stove: 175 ° C / fan oven: 150 ° C / gas: level 2) for approx. 45 minutes
Take out the cake and let it cool in the tin for about 5 minutes, then turn it over onto a wire rack. Melt 50 g of fat in a saucepan and spread on the cake with a brush, let cool. Mix the powdered sugar, lemon juice and 1 teaspoon of water into a thick pour, add to the cake and let it run down slightly. Place orange zest in a sieve, drain and decorate the cake with it
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