Butterkuchen or Zuckerkuchen is a simple German butter cake baked on a tray.

[1] Flakes of butter are distributed on the dough which, after baking, form the characteristic holes.

As a variation the dough can be sprinkled with roasted almond flakes.

Butterkuchen is a favourite element of Westphalian and North German coffee tables.

A regional variation is to sprinkle the Butterkuchen with a sugar-cinnamon mixture rather than with sugar alone.