A flan is a tart, a type of pie, with a base of shortcrust pastry. An example is a quiche. In both savory and sweet flans the filling tends to be based on a thick custard. However there are flans not based on custard. The recipe below is a German variation of a flan. It’s [read more...]
Crumble Cakes are awesome. In German we call them “Streusel”, a great topping for any fruit cake. The most traditional cake might be the apple cake with Streusel. This recipe is using marzipan as well. Enjoy! Ingredients 250 g soft butter 200 g sugar 5 eggs 300 g flour 100 g potato starch or tapioka 3 tbsp baking powder [read more...]
This carrot cake is a wonderful cake for Easter. The recipe includes how to make a glaze and even how to make the decoration out of marzipan. Ingredients German Carrot Cake 5 eggs 250 g carrrots 300 g sugar 1 sachet Lemon Zest from Oetker (or some lemon juice) – find Lemon Zest here at German [read more...]
Valentine’s Day in Germany is as popular as in the USA. It is celebrated with flowers, dinners for two, delicious cakes and desserts, romantic getaways, and special Valentine gifts. The Raffaello cake or tart is a special combination of raspberries, heavy cream and “Raffaellos” from Ferrero, an Italian company who became popular with Nutella, Mon [read more...]
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