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Kuchen
Chile
The most visible German legacy in Chile. Every bakery in Valdivia and Puerto Montt sells kuchen.
Chilean German fruit cake — a butter pastry base topped with fruit and a cream custard, baked until golden. Brought by German settlers to the Chilean lake district in the 1850s.
Prep
20 mins
Cook
35 mins
Difficulty
Medium
Calories
455 kcal
Serves
8
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
300gplain flour
150gbutter, softened
100gsugar
2eggs
300gseasonal fruit: berries, plums or peaches
200mlcream
2eggs for custard
3 tbspsugar for custard
Method
1
Make pastry: rub butter into flour with sugar. Add egg. Chill 30 minutes.
2
Press into a tart tin. Top with fruit.
3
Mix cream, eggs and sugar. Pour over fruit.
4
Bake at 180°C for 30-35 minutes.
Chef's Tip
Use ripe, in-season fruit — the custard should balance the fruit's acidity.
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