Deutscher Butterkuchen - German Buttercake
Butterkuchen is a classic German cake that you can find in any German bakery, often eaten in afternoon with a cup of coffee. Whenever I feel homesick here in the American diaspora or get invited over to a German friend's house for Kaffee und Kuchen I bring a Butterkuchen. A sheetcake full of butter and topped with sugar it can often be dry. But this recipe makes a quick and delicously moist cake.
400g flour
1 tsp salt
100 g sugar (or more depending on your taste)
2-3 packages of vanilla sugar
225 g butter
125 ml milk