This traditional German recipe for a Easter lamb is very easy to make. The cake is moist and tender and is a favorite at German Easter celebrations.

The tradition of baking an Easter lamb cakes goes way back in German history and many other countries joined this beautiful baking tradition. In Christian religions the lamb stands for both sacrifice and new life.

How is a Easter Lamb Cake called in German?

Lamb cakes are called "Lammkuchen".

How to pronounce "Osterlamm"?

Listen to this audio file to hear how to say "Osterlamm" in German.

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Authentic German Easter Lamm Cake Recipe

Recipe

German Easter Lamb Cake

Angela Schofield

4.67 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 40

Total Time 1

Cuisine German

Servings Cakes

Calories 1507 kcal

Ingredients

17 tbsp. butter
1 ¼ cups sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
5 eggs
3 cups flour
1 tsp. lemon zest or ½ tsp. lemon extract
5 tbsp. milk
2 ½ tsp. baking powder
Bread crumbs to sprinkle baking pans
Powdered sugar to sprinkle

Instructions

Place soft butter into a large bowl and whip until creamy and light.
Add sugar and vanilla extract and mix well.
While beating add one egg at a time.
Mix in lemon zest.
In a medium bowl mix flour and baking powder.
Alternating sieve flour mix and milk to the wet ingredients while whisking.
Grease cake pans and evenly sprinkle with bread crumbs.
Fill each of the pans ⅔ with batter.
Bake in a 400 F preheated oven for 40 min.
Carefully remove the cake from the cake pan and allow to completely cool on cooling rack.
Sprinkle generously with powdered sugar.

Notes

This recipe make 2-3 cakes depending on the size of your lamb cake pan. In case you don´t have a lamb cake pan you can use a gugelhupf (bundt cake) pan or mini bundt cake pans.