Ingredients

  • 1 12 cups whole milk
  • 12 cup light brown sugar (3.5 oz by wt)
  • 10 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 1/4 stick)
  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 12 cups all-purpose flour (1 lb)
  • 1 12 teaspoons table salt
  • 1 cup pitted black cherries, fresh or frozen
  • 2 cups raspberries, fresh or frozen
  • 14 cup light brown sugar or 14 cup turbinado sugar
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (1/2 stick)
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted (1/4 lb)
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice or 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (see note)

Method

  • Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
  • Warm the milk, sugar and 10 tbsp butter in a small pan until warm to the touch and butter is almost melted.
  • Off heat, add yeast.Let stand until bubbly and foamy.
  • Whisk eggs to break them up.
  • Put flour and salt in a deep bowl and whisk to combine.
  • Add eggs and milk mixture to flour.
  • Stir gently with a spoon or rubber spatula, just until the flour is all moistened.
  • Spread into prepared pan and cover with plastic wrap.
  • (You can refrigerate the batter up to 8 hours at this point.
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  • Preheat oven to 350F and stand the pan on top of the stove.
  • Let stand 1 hour until risen.
  • When dough has doubled in depth, sprinkle fruit evenly over surface, then sprinkle with sugar.
  • Melt 4 tbsp butter and pour evenly over the surface.
  • Bake 30 minutes.
  • Spin the pan 180 in the oven and reduce the heat to 325F Bake another 10-15 minutes, until the top is golden brown, and the edges are pulling away from the sides.
  • Make a lemon glaze by whisking the lemon juice into the confectioner's sugar, or a vanilla glaze by whisking the cream and vanilla extract into confectioner's sugar.
  • When smooth, drizzle over kuchen and serve immediately.