kuchen
noun/ˈkukən/
Etymology Borrowed from German Kuchen. Doublet of quiche.
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Any of several types of cake, typically eaten with coffee.
- French pastry and bread, Vienna rolls and German kuchens will also be included in the list of articles placed on sale.1915, National Baker, volume 20, page 72:
- “Shall we go down and have coffee and Kuchen?” he asked.1920 November 9, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, Women in Love, New York, N.Y.: Privately printed [by Thomas Seltzer] for subscribers only, →OCLC:
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- Peanuts can be substituted for other nuts in the multitude of German kuchens, tortes and such goodies.1970, The Culinarian: Official Publication of the Chefs Association of the Pacific Coast, volume 15, page 24:
- It is baguettes, bagels, braided challahs, big black Russian pumpernickels, light and fluffy German kuchens and Syrian pitas large or small.1989, Martin M. Pegler, editor, Successful Food Merchandising and Display, Retail Reporting Corporation, →ISBN, page 7, column 1:
- We always make up two crusts at a time, lining two pans with the kuchen dough and keeping one in the icebox until ready to bake.2010 [1949], Marion Flexner, Out Of Kentucky Kitchens, University Press of Kentucky, →ISBN, page 226: