The German New Years Cake is originally from old Austria and comes with 3 layers of different fillings: poppy seeds, nuts and apples. This is an original German proven recipe. You might ask yourself why is this a New Years cake? It’s tradition to wish good luck for the new year. Folk belief says that nuts and poppy seeds are supposed to be lucky charms, and bring health and good luck. Therefore the cake is filled with poppy seeds and nuts and is popular especially in rural areas of Germany. That’s a good reason to get started. Happy Baking!
Ingredients German New Years Cake
Base cake
400 g flour
200g butter
100g powdered sugar
2 eggs yolk
2 tbsp sour cream
Poppy Filling
200 g poppy seeds, ground
50g butter
50g sugar
1 cup milk
50 g raisins
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp rum
1 package vanilla sugar, 0.5oz – How to make Vanilla Sugar –
zest of 1 lemon, organic
Nut filling
150 g ground hazelnuts or almonds, or mix of half almonds and hazelnuts
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 cup milk
some cinnamon and cloves, ground
Apple Filling
0.5kg apples
30 g butter
2 tbsp sugar
1 egg and some butter
Baking Instructions German New Years Cake
Make the base cake
– Place all ingredients for the base cake into a bowl and knead until you get a smooth dough.
– Wrap it in foil and keep it cool for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Make the fillings
– Mix poppy with all other ingredients in a pan.
– Let soak for 1-2 minutes on low heat, then let cool off.
– Mix nuts with sugar and milk, spice with cinnamon and cloves.
– Peel apples and cut into small pieces; Saute them on low heat with butter and sugar without adding any water. They need to be semi soft but should not get mushy.
– Take the base dough and cut it into 4 parts.
– Roll each part on a baking board that is sprinkled with flour, dough should be thin and not thick.
Add the fillings
– Place 1 dough on the bottom of a spring form, 10 inches, and add the poppy filling.
– Cover with the second dough and add the nut filling.
– Cover with third dough and add apple filling; cover with the last dough.
– Beat 1 egg and spread it over the last cover by using a baking brush; with a fork poke the dough several times.
– Bake the cake in pre-heated oven for 1 hour and 20 minutes at 360 F.
Keep the cake in a cool place for 1-2 days before serving.
Final step is to dust the cake with a layer of powdered sugar before you cut it.
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