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.
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Last modified on: September 11th 2018
Keywords for this recipe:For 1 cake, you will need:
- 1
500 g flour - 2
250 g butter - 3
290 g caster sugar - 4
10 g Vanilla sugar - 5
4 egg yolks - 6
1 egg - 7
2 tablespoons rum (optional) - 8
20 g beaten egg - Total weight: 1,200 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.
Source
Home made.
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 |
| 438 Kcal or 1,834 Kj | 6 gr | 56 gr | 21 gr |
| 22 % | 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 : 3.21 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Boeuf (beef) bourguignon, Provençal colombier for Pentecost, X-Files cookies, Sauce Normande (for fish), Spinach and Comté Loaf, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: "Psychedelic" sandwich bread, Caramelised apple custards, Apricot and pistachio clafoutis, Mouna, Breton apple and rhubarb tart , ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Breton Sandwich, Turban of sole with langoustines, Almond mug cake for Mary, Little caramelized peach tarts, Bechamel sauce, ... All |
 | Beaten egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Angevin plum pâté, Chocolate rolls (petits pains), Ham "friand" pie, Eggs in brioche nests, Rolled chestnut and apple brioche, ... All |
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