In this article from my 13-Week Project, I would love to share one of my absolute favourite family baking recipes: a German pudding-filled streusel sheet cake (Gefüllter Streuselkuchen). This cake tastes incredible – creamy in the middle with a tender base and golden, buttery crumbles on top. I wish everyone who tries this recipe lots of fun baking and enjoying it!
Ingredients for the Pastry Base
- 500 g all-purpose flour
- 120 g sugar
- 1 packet vanilla sugar (or 1 tsp vanilla extract)
- 1 packet baking powder (approx. 15 g)
- 2–3 eggs
- 2–3 tbsp milk
- 175 g margarine or softened butter
- 1 pinch of salt
Knead these ingredients into a smooth dough and press it evenly onto a greased baking sheet. Next, spread 600 g of prepared vanilla pudding smoothly across the dough base.
Ingredients for the Butter Streusel
- 300 g all-purpose flour
- 300 g sugar
- 300 g butter
Preparation & Baking
Rub the streusel ingredients together with your hands until lovely crumbles form, then scatter them generously over the vanilla pudding layer. If you like, you can make a two-tone streusel cake by mixing cocoa powder into half of the crumble dough – or add about 50 g of unsweetened cocoa powder to turn all of the crumbles into rich chocolate streusel.
Bake the cake for about 30 minutes at 200 °C (390 °F) in a preheated oven until the streusel topping turns golden brown. Once cooled, dust lightly with powdered sugar before serving.
🥧 Recipe Card: German Pudding-Filled Streusel Cake
🛒 Ingredients
- Dough Base: 500 g flour, 120 g sugar, 1 packet vanilla sugar, 1 packet baking powder, 2–3 eggs, 2–3 tbsp milk, 175 g butter/margarine, pinch of salt
- Cream Layer: 600 g cooked vanilla pudding
- Crumbles (1:1:1 ratio): 300 g flour, 300 g sugar, 300 g butter
- Optional: 50 g baking cocoa for chocolate streusel & powdered sugar
👩🍳 Step-by-Step Instructions
- Prepare the base: Knead all base ingredients into a smooth dough and roll out on a greased deep sheet pan.
- Add pudding layer: Spread the 600 g of vanilla pudding evenly across the dough.
- Make the streusel: Crumble flour, sugar, and butter with your fingertips (optionally adding cocoa) and scatter over the pudding.
- Bake & cool: Bake at 200 °C for approx. 30 minutes until golden. Let cool completely so the pudding layer sets cleanly!
