{"id":82500,"date":"2024-08-03T07:29:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T13:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinnamonandcoriander.com\/?p=82500"},"modified":"2024-09-10T06:49:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T12:49:56","slug":"german-plum-cake-with-streusel-and-shortcrust-pastry-zwetschgendatschi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonandcoriander.com\/en\/german-plum-cake-with-streusel-and-shortcrust-pastry-zwetschgendatschi\/","title":{"rendered":"German Plum Cake with Streusel and Shortcrust Pastry (Zwetschgendatschi)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

 A traditional German plum cake<\/em> recipe topped with crunchy streusel on simple shortcrust pastry! Zwetschgendatschi is classic German baking at its best!<\/p>\n\n\nJump to Recipe<\/a>\n\n\n

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At the end of summer, the first plums arrive, which means it’s time for delicious German Plum Cake! Today I’m sharing my favorite recipe for Bavarian Plum Cake with Streusel and Shortcrust Pastry. Here in Bavaria, we call it Zwetschgendatschi! In Franconia, it is called Zwetschgenplootz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Zwetschgendatschi?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Zwetschgendatschi is a traditional German plum sheet cake (some might call these plum bars?) made with a rich shortcrust or yeast dough base, topped with fresh plums and often streusel. There are variations of this dessert that use yeast dough for a lighter texture and others that use a quicker, buttery shortcrust pastry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I went for the shortcrust pastry for this recipe. It\u2019s quick, easy, and always a success. Plus shortcrust pastry is faster to make than yeast dough and, in my opinion, tastes even better! Lots of crunchy butter streusel and cinnamon make our sweet plums feel right at home. With minimal effort, this simple & authentic German plum sheet cake turns out perfectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Those who know me are aware that I LOVE plum cakes and Zwetschgenkuchen and come up with new recipes every year. Have you tried my German Plum Cake without Yeast <\/a>or my Cinnamon Streusel Plum Jam Cookies<\/a>? My plum muffins<\/a> are currently trending online, so if you share my love for plums, be sure to check those out too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is what makes this plum cake so delicious:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n