Zwetschgenkuchen, Pflaumenkuchen, Zwetschgendatschi (southern

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) or Zwetschgenplootz (

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) is a sheet cake or pie made from yeast dough or

shortcrust Shortcrust pastry is a type of pastry often used for the base of a tart, quiche, pie, or (in the British English sense) flan. Shortcrust pastry can be used to make both sweet and savory pies such as apple pie, quiche, lemon meringue or chicke ...

dough that is thinly spread onto a baking sheet or other baking mold and covered with pitted

zwetschge The prune plum (''Prunus domestica'' subsp. ''domestica'') is a fruit-bearing tree, or its fruit. It is a subspecies of the plum ''Prunus domestica''. The freestone fruit is similar to, but distinct from, the clingstone damson (''Prunus domesti ...

n plums. It is popular as a summer cake and has different local labelings throughout

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and

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In Hessen,

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and

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it is known as ''Quetschekuche'', in

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and parts of

it is called ''Zwetschgendatschi'' and in

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and the

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''Prummetaat''. "Datschi" is thought to be derived from the dialect word "detschen" or "datschen" that can be translated as "pinching" (as the plums are pinched into the dough). Made with shortcrust pastry, it is common to serve it with Streusel (a crumbly mixture of butter, sugar and flour) although the original recipe serves it plain without any toppings. There are claims that the cake was invented in

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where it is considered the city's signature dish. It is said that it resembles the "Zirbelnuss", the city's coat of arms, and from this association Augsburg is also nicknamed "Datschiburg". In the Palatinate and Rhenish Hesse it is eaten with potato soup or vegetable soup as a main dish for lunch. In contrast the people in

eat it with

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and call this dish "Bibbelschesbohnesup un Quetschekuche".

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