kuchen

American  

[koo-khuhn] / ˈku xən /

noun

1. a yeast-raised coffeecake, often containing fruit.

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kuchen British  

/ ˈkuːxən /

noun

1. a breadlike cake containing apple, nuts, and sugar, originating from Germany

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Etymology

Origin of kuchen

First recorded in 1850–55, kuchen is from the German word Kuchen cake

Example Sentences

I'd easier sit through consecutive kol nidreis, the somber recitation of Yom Kippur vows, than offer an alteration to my nana's plum kuchen.

From Salon • Aug. 31, 2021

Best Baker in America The seven bakers put their own spin on kuchen, the official state dessert of South Dakota.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2021

After the tornado, Delmont residents revived the New Year’s Eve Day parade and celebration, the firemen’s sausage supper, the kuchen festival and the Twin Rivers Old Iron Association’s harvest festival.

From Washington Times • May 16, 2020

Especially as I have always had an abiding fondness for schnitzels, tafelspitz, kuchen and, above all, Salzburger nockerl, those airy, warm, mini-soufflés adrift on a vanilla-scented sea of creme anglaise.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2018

Line a deep pie-plate with a thin sheet of kuchen dough, let it rise about half an hour, then fill with a poppy seed filling same as used with Mohn Wachtel.

From The International Jewish Cook Book 1600 Recipes According to the Jewish Dietary Laws with the Rules for Kashering; the Favorite Recipes of America, Austria, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Roumania, Etc., Etc. by Greenbaum, Florence Kreisler