Oktoberfest Beer Cake
When you think of baking a cake, beer might not be the first ingredient that comes to mind. However, this …
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German Caramel Apple Cake (Pie)
Caramel Apple Cake (or pie) brings all the wonderful flavors of Fall together. It makes a great appearance at the …
Baking My Marzipan Wedding Cake … 25 years later!
The 25th Anniversary is called the “silver wedding” (Silber Hochzeit) in Germany. My husband and I just reached this milestone …
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Strawberry Cream Cake
I’ve been baking this strawberry cream cake for the last couple of weeks many times and I thought I should …
Buckwheat Cake with Cranberries (Lingonberries)
This traditional Buckwheat Cake with Cranberries (Lingonberries) comes from the region called “Lüneburger Heide”, which is in the north of …
Fried Egg Cake for Easter
German Easter is all about eggs, carrots, bunnies, and lambs and therefore food is prepared like the fried egg cake …
Mocha Cream Cake
Did you know that Germans drink more coffee than beer? Coffee is part of our breakfast, keeps us upbeat and …
Danube Waves Cake – Donauwellen
Danube Waves Cake is the translation for Donauwellen, a German cake that has several layers and somewhat resembles the waves …
Rhubarb Meringue Cake
Springtime is rhubarb time and I love this rhubarb meringue cake that we make in Germany. It’s pretty easy to …
Carrot cake with Spelt Flour – super moist!
This is – hands down – the best carrot cake one can bake! It is moist and delicious, has nutritional …
German Tree Cake – Baumkuchen
The German Tree Cake is made from layers and layers of caramelized cake batter with a hint of rum and …
Black Forest Cake
The German Black Forest Cake is world-famous. The name seems to be related to the region of the Schwarzwald but …
Poppy Seed Crumble Cake – German Mohnkuchen
This poppy seed cake might look a little weird with the black color but believe me, once you had a …
Oktoberfest Smoothie Bowl
An Oktoberfest Smoothie Bowl has been on my mind for weeks and I finally got to make it. There were …
Milk Slice Recipe for Milchschnitten
In this recipe, I will introduce you to a beloved German snack called Milchschnitten, which means Milk Slice. They are …
Cream Puffs with Sweet or Savory Fillings
Cream Puffs are not a German idea. I think it’s from France but I’m not an expert. Anyway, in a …
Strawberry Cake, traditional German
This is probably the most made Strawberry Cake in Germany. Everyone is in love with it because it is easy …
Egg Liqueur Cake – Egg Schnaps Cake
If I say the word “Eierlikör Torte” (= Egg Liqueur Cake or Egg Schnaps Cake), the eyes of my father …
Hearty Spinach Cake / Spinach Pie
When you think of Cake, you probably expect something sweet but in Germany, Spinach Cake is a hearty meal. When …
Sacher Torte Cake Bites (Sweet Valentine)
The legendary Sachertorte or Sacher Torte goes back to the year 1832. There is more than one recipe for it out …
German Baked Apple Cake – Bratapfel Cake
This is the recipe for “Altdeutscher Bratapfel Kuchen” which can be translated to “Old German Baked Apple Cake”.
Onion Cake – Zwiebelkuchen
Thinking of cake usually something sweet comes to our mind but onion cake or onion tart is no dessert. Onion …
The Perfect Chocolate Cake – flourless!
Who wouldn’t like chocolate cake, right? Bring a Chocolate cake to a party and you can’t go wrong with it. …
Apricot Cake with Almond Crust
When I came across this Apricot Cake recipe the first time, I knew I would have to bake it. You …
Easy Black Forest Cake with Strawberries
The Black Forest Cake is world famous and usually requires quite a bit of work. This easy Blackforest Cake is a …
Quark Cakes – Quarkkuchen
They look like cookies but they are not – they are actually little quark cakes made from a “Quark-Oil Dough”. …
Bee Sting Cake – Bienenstich
This is probably Germanys most favorite cake: Bienenstich – or as you might translate it “Bee Sting”. It is a …
German Hazelnut Cake – Nusskuchen
I guess there is no German who doesn’t know the German Hazelnut Cake! It is famously sold as a cake mix in Germany and it comes with a delicious hazelnut glaze.
Very Vanilla German Cheesecake – Vanille Käsekuchen
My Vanilla German Cheesecake is – hands down – the best! It’s light and fresh and so vanilla-tasting, you’ll think …
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Tangerine Cheesecake
“Oh Tangerine Cheesecake, you look and taste soooooo gooooood!” Fresh and delicious – just right for a hot summer day.