Gâteau Breton (Brittany butter cake)
Gâteau breton is a rich cake that uses a lot of butter (from Brittany, of course) with sugar, egg yolks and a little rum to add flavour.
This cake is traditionally served with coffee.
This cake is traditionally served with coffee.
70K 8 4.3
Last modified on: September 11th 2018
Keywords for this recipe:CakeBrittonBrittanyButterEggRumFor 1 cake, you will need:
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500 g flour - 1
250 g butter - 2
290 g caster sugar - 3
10 g Vanilla sugar - 4
4 egg yolks - 5
1 egg - 6
2 tablespoons rum (optional) - 7
20 g beaten egg - Total weight: 1,230 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 20 min. | 50 min. | 1 hour 10 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Put into food mixer bowl: 500 g flour, 250 g butter in small pieces, 290 g caster sugar, 10 g Vanilla sugar, 4 egg yolks, 1 egg and 2 tablespoons rum.
Put into food mixer bowl: 500 g flour, 250 g butter in small pieces, 290 g caster sugar, 10 g Vanilla sugar, 4 egg yolks, 1 egg and 2 tablespoons rum.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Beat until evenly mixed.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Tip the mixture straight into a springform (or loose-bottomed) cake tin or mould, ideally 24 cm (9.5 inches) diameter.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Glaze the top.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Draw a criss-cross pattern with a fork, then bake for about 50 minutes...
Stage 6 - 50 min.
...until nicely browned.
Leave to cool in the tin.
Leave to cool in the tin.
Remarks
Gâteau breton keeps very well, several days easily (several weeks, so they say).
French patisserie normally uses unsalted butter, but for a more authentic Breton flavour, use salted butter for half the quantity.
French patisserie normally uses unsalted butter, but for a more authentic Breton flavour, use salted butter for half the quantity.
Keeping:
Several days at room temperature.Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 5,256 Kcal or 22,006 Kj | 69 gr | 670 gr | 248 gr |
| 263 % | 27 % | 63 % | 38 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 427 Kcal or 1,788 Kj | 6 gr | 54 gr | 20 gr |
| 21 % | 2 % | 5 % | 3 % |
| Per cake | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 5,256 Kcal or 22,006 Kj | 69 gr | 670 gr | 248 gr |
| 263 % | 27 % | 63 % | 38 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 cake : 3.63 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Génoise (Genoa sponge), Pistachio shortbread biscuits, Pesto crackers, Fresh pasta dough, Pistachio madeleines, ... All |
| Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cornmeal baps for Anne, Almond macaroon cake, Brioche galette, Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream), Rum babas, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sautéed green vegetables, Chard and potato gratin, Brioche feuilletée (flaky brioche), Pecan fruit rolls , How to fry eggs well, ... All |
| Beaten egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Kouign-amann brioche, Nantes Tourton, 3-fruit brioche loaf, Apple Pie, Morteau sausage rolled brioche, ... All |
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