Colonial Market · German Crumb Cake
Cuca Colonial
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The recipe arrived with German settlers who began colonizing Rio Grande do Sul in 1824, and small-town bakeries there still bake it in the same style their great-grandparents did.
A yeasted cake topped with crumbly streusel and fruit like plum, banana, or pineapple, sold by the slice at colonial markets and roadside bakeries in Rio Grande do Sul's German-settled towns. It's the centerpiece of the region's 'Café Colonial' all-you-can-eat spreads.
Why it's made this way: German immigration to Rio Grande do Sul in the 19th century left a distinct baking tradition unmatched elsewhere in Brazil, still visible in towns like Nova Petrópolis.
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