Kugelhupf

Name: Kugelhupf
Cuisine: Austrian
Ingredients: 15 ml/1 tbsp whole dried orange and lemon peel, chopped; 60 ml/4 tbsp orange juice; 45 ml/3 tbsp clear honey; 15 ml/1 tbsp orange juice; 115 g/4 oz/1 cup icing (confectioners’) sugar; 15 ml/1 tbsp dried cranberries or cherries; 15 ml/1 tbsp dried cranberries or cherries; 15 ml/1 tbsp whole dried orange and lemon peel, chopped; 30 ml/2 tbsp whole almonds, halved; finely grated rind of 1 orange; 50 g/2 oz/⅓ cup chopped mixed peel; 25 g/1 oz/¼ cup dried cranberries or dried cherries; 25 g/1 oz/¼ cup dried cranberries or dried cherries; 50 g/2 oz/⅓ cup sultanas (golden raisins); 50 g/2 oz/⅓ cup sultanas (golden raisins); 50 g/2 oz/¼ cup whole almonds, chopped; 15 ml/1 tbsp milk; 225 g/8 oz/1 cup unsalted butter, softened (plus extra melted butter for greasing); 225 g/8 oz/1 cup unsalted butter, softened (plus extra melted butter for greasing); 225 g/8 oz/generous 1 cup caster (superfine) sugar; 3 eggs; 225 g/8 oz/2 cups self-raising (self-rising) flour

Preparation info

Serves
12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cakes

By Ann Nicol

Published 2014

About

A special fluted ring mould with a chimney in the middle is a traditional tool of Austrian bakers. These tins can be used to bake rich yeasted mixtures, or this light almond sponge, which is spectacular when decorated with icing, nuts and fruits. Keep for five days in an airtight container.

Ingredients

225 g/8 oz/1 cup unsalted butter, softened (plus extra melted butter for greasing)

Europe
Austria
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas 5. Brush a 1.75 litre/3 pint/7½ cup Kugelhupf mould well with melted butter.
In a bowl, beat together the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs, adding 5ml/1 tsp flour with each egg.
Sift in the flour, then fo