Mom's Fruit Flan (German Erdbeer/Obst Boden Torte)

• 12 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon vanilla (vanilla sugar is nice, use one pkg, by Dr. Oetker)
• 1 egg
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 14 cup milk
• optional 2/3 cup prepared custard (or prepared vanilla pudding or pastry cream)
• 2 -3 cups fresh fruit such as strawberries (or a fruit assortment such as peaches or apricots, cherries, kiwis, and strawberries)
• 12 cup fruit jam mixed with a little water, to glaze (red currant, strawberry, apple jelly or apricot jam)
• fresh whipped cream, to serve

1. To Make Base (Boden):.
2. Thoroughly grease a 10 to 11 inch (25 to 28 cm) boden tin.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
4. In a large bowl beat together butter and sugar til white and creamy; add egg and beat til mixed in thoroughly.
5. Sift together flour and baking powder and fold into the butter mixture, adding milk til it holds together in a ball.
6. Press dough into a well greased boden torte pan (wet your hands with a little water to keep the dough from sticking to your hands).
7. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until lightly golden.
8. Remove from oven.
9. Cool in pan on a rack for 15 minutes, then invert on a cake plate or other large plate.
10. Filling:.
11. If desired, spread a thin layer of custard (or vanilla pudding or pastry cream) evenly over the cooled boden.
12. Fill with a variety of fruit and whipped cream.
13. Use any variety you like or simply canned peach slices or fresh strawberries.
14. Glaze:.
15. For a simple glaze, melt a little apple jelly or strawberry jam and pour over the fruit.
16. -Or- take 1/2 cup of the fruit syrup.
17. Cook it over high heat with 1 Tablespoon of cornstarch dissolved in a little cold water, cook it until it is clear, and the raw cornstarch flavor disappears (approximately 2 minutes).
18. Drizzle evenly over the fruit.
19. Chill until ready to serve.
20. This cake is best served within 24 hours.
21. Serve with a dollop of fresh whipped cream and you have a lovely little dessert.
22. Quick and easy.

sugar, butter, vanilla, egg, flour, baking powder, milk, custard, fresh fruit, fruit jam mixed, fresh whipped cream

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/moms-fruit-flan-german-erdbeer-obst-boden-torte-454174 (may not work)