BACHFLUME KUCHEN (Prune Cake)
From Pam Rodgers (Washington, DC)
So here is my recipe- it is my Grandmother's Bachflume Kuchen (Prune Cake). It was a recipe she knew from her mother in Germany. When we would stay with her she would make the cake at night and she would always let my sisters and I have the leftovers for Breakfast the next morning. This cake is what I have associated with not only my family roots but also with my Grandmother. She was a fairly rigid woman in many ways and yet she would always let us eat cake for breakfast. Every time I take a bite of this cake, I smile as I remember her.
3 eggs beaten 1 tsp nutmeg 1 cup prunes- cooked and diced
1 1/2 cup sugar 1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup vegetable oil 1 tsp allspice
1tsp. salt 1 tsp vanilla
1 cup buttermilk 2 cups flour
1tsp baking soda 1 cup nuts
Mix eggs, oil, sugar, spices and flour alternately with buttermilk. Add nuts and prunes last. Bake in a prepared ( greased and floured) 9 x 13 baking dish
Frosting: 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 stick of butter, 1 TBL white corn syrup- Mix and boil all ingredients for 2 minutes.Stir until it quites bubbling and then pour over warm cake.
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Joe's Biscotti Recipe was part of an exhibition, Brooklyn Utopias, which ran from October 2, 2009 - January 22, 2010 at the Brooklyn Historical Society. It culminated in a printed cookbook for participants.
Joe's Biscotti Recipe was offered as an active and dispersed monument to my father. Recipe cards with my father's prized biscotti recipe were available at the exhibition. He took great pride in cooking for his friends and family. It connected him to his Italian heritage and allowed him to express his love for those around him. August 2009 marked the five year anniversary of my father's passing.
In addition to being an offering, I wanted Joe's Biscotti Recipe to also act as a catalyst for the reciprocal exchange of meaningful recipes. Through the vehicle of the exhibition and this blog, I asked people to reciprocate with their own recipes that serve to connect them to people and/or places that are no longer with them physically.
As the online collection of recipes grew, the site acted to give form to the recipes and people that connect us to our social histories. Keeping these recipes and cultures alive today tactically ensures that they will be a part of our futures.
A print version of the online cookbook was produced at the closing of the exhibition and mailed out to all the contributors via USPS.
Joe's Biscotti Recipe was offered as an active and dispersed monument to my father. Recipe cards with my father's prized biscotti recipe were available at the exhibition. He took great pride in cooking for his friends and family. It connected him to his Italian heritage and allowed him to express his love for those around him. August 2009 marked the five year anniversary of my father's passing.
In addition to being an offering, I wanted Joe's Biscotti Recipe to also act as a catalyst for the reciprocal exchange of meaningful recipes. Through the vehicle of the exhibition and this blog, I asked people to reciprocate with their own recipes that serve to connect them to people and/or places that are no longer with them physically.
As the online collection of recipes grew, the site acted to give form to the recipes and people that connect us to our social histories. Keeping these recipes and cultures alive today tactically ensures that they will be a part of our futures.
A print version of the online cookbook was produced at the closing of the exhibition and mailed out to all the contributors via USPS.
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