July16

Plum and Blackberry Kuchen with Rosewater

The fact that I voluntarily turned on my oven yesterday - even with the A/C blasting - should tell you how much I've been wanting to test this recipe out.  A friend's BBQ made it an easy, albeit warm, excuse.  My grandma Bebe's recipe for apple kuchen (German apple cake) is without question one of my favorite desserts with its heavy focus on fruit and a sweet, crunchy coconut-infused crust.  Here I've swapped out the apple for seasonal summer fruit, made the crust fully from scratch and worked some rosewater into the equation for a little flowerly/herbal note...it's pretty incredible when paired with plums. 

Given that there wasn't a crumb of dessert remaining last night, I think it's safe to say it's a winner.  A great balance of tart and sweet and nice way to use up extra summer fruit.  

Plum and Blackberry Kuchen with Rosewater

Serves :: 12

Ingredients

Crust
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup sugar
1 stick unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Fruit
1 1/2  - 2 cups sugar plums or black/red plums, halved or sliced
1 pint blackberries
1/3 - 1/2 cup sugar 
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoon rosewater

Topping
1 cup low-fat sour cream
2 egg yolks
 

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  

Whisk all dry ingredients together, flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Gently mix in butter, coconut and vanilla extract and form a crust.  Spread crust evenly in a tart dish or 8x8 baking dish. Bake for 12 minutes. 

Mix fruit, sugar, vanilla and rosewater in a medium bowl.  Arrange fruit atop crust.  

In a separate bowl, mix egg yolks and sour cream. Drizzle lightly over fruit. *Note: you likely will only need to use half of the egg-sour cream mixture. 

Bake kuchen at 350 for 30 minutes or until topping has set. 

TAGS: dessert, summer, plums

posted: 07.16.12

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8 Comment(s)

Monday, July 16, 2012

Kuchen, yay!!  I’ll have to see how this recipe stacks up to the one we all think we have from our Grandmother Lippert.  Sounds wonderful.

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

This recipe looks so mouthwatering. Yummy, can’t wait to go home and bake with the kids. A great dessert to come with steaks from prime beef cuts. Thanks Marissa for sharing this one.

—Fred N.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Sweet but where do I get rosewater?

Thanks for the recipe!

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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Sounds like yummy!! Plum and Blackberry Kuchen with Rosewater is looks delicious in this pic. I can’t make it like you guys. Thanks!
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