Potato Cake with Bacon & Onions

On this blog I have already shown you some hearty cake and quiche recipes, including a vegetable cake with quark oil dough or a variation with salmon and asparagus.

In today’s post I’ll show you a recipe for a delicious potato cake with bacon bits and onions. The ingredients are briefly fried in the pan and the oven then does the rest of the work. The preparations for this potato cake are done in no time. Have fun cooking!




Cooked/Baked today: Potato Cake with Bacon & Onions
Difficulty: Easy – Medium
Preparation Time: 1 Stunde & 15 Minuten
Category: Main Dishes, Meat Dishes, Hearty Meals, Recipes with Bacon, Recipes with Potatoes, Recipes with Onions, Oven-Baked Recipes
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Ingredients for 12 cake slices:

• 1,5 Kilogramm (mainly waxy) potatoes
• 200 milliliters cream
• 150 grams grated cheese
• 125 grams bacon bits
• 4 large eggs
• 2 onions
• 1 – 2 clove(s) garlic
• 1 heaping teaspoon paprika powder
• Salt & pepper
• Oil for frying
• Parsley for garnish

Required kitchen gadgets, helper & preparations:

• Mixinig bowl
• Whisk
• Suitable baking dish or springform pan + baking paper
• Garlic press
• Large frying pan

Instructions:




…for potato cake with bacon bits & onions:

Peel and finely chop the onions. Peel potatoes and cut into small cubes. Put 4 eggs, 200 milliliters of cream, 1 pressed garlic clove and a good pinch of salt and pepper in a mixing bowl, whisk together and set aside.

Heat up a large pan with a small dash of oil, add onions & bacon bits to the pan & sauté for 3 – 4 minutes over medium heat, turning occasionally.

Then add the potato cubes & sauté for another 3 – 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Finally, season everything with 1 heaping teaspoon of sweet paprika powder and a good pinch of salt and pepper to taste.

Preheat the oven to 180°C (convection) or 200°C (top/bottom heat) in good time. Pour the potato mixture into a casserole dish lined with baking paper, spread it evenly & then pour over the prepared egg-cream mixture and sprinkle everything with grated cheese.




Place the casserole dish in the preheated oven for 45 – 50 minutes until the potatoes are cooked and the potato cake has turned into a nice golden brown colour. Take the finished potato cake out of the oven & allow to cool down a bit in the tin.

Then lift (or fall) out of the mold, cut into pieces & serve. A salad with dressing goes well as a side dish, I can recommend chopped parsley for the garnish. Bon appetit & have fun cooking!




Video Tutorial:

Watch the video tutorial to see the recipe and the preparation method precisely (German Audio only, English Subtitles available):