Dutch Butter Cake (Boterkoek)
“Dense and richly buttery like a cake...perhaps the offspring of shortbread and a chewy chocolate chip cookie.”
- Makes10 servings
- Cook Time1 hour 15 minutes
- Active time plus coolingPlus cooling, 15 minutes active
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If you opt to use unsalted butter in this ultrarich shortbread-like cake, increase the kosher salt to 1 teaspoon, otherwise the flavor will fall flat. And if you're so inclined, this is the place to splurge on high-fat, European-style butter or cultured butter. It's best to err on the side of overbaking, as the cake will have a raw, starchy flavor if underbaked. If you don’t have a springform pan, use a 9-inch-round cake pan coated with cooking spray and dusted with flour. Let the cake cool in the pan, then invert it onto a wire rack to remove.
Don't begin beating the butter and sugar until the butter is softened, then cream the mixture for a full 3 minutes. The batter needs to be very light and fluffy before the eggs are added, or it will bake up too dense.
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