German Cherry Plunder Pastry

plunder pastry with sour cherries

Find out how to make the German Cherry Plunder pastry that can be found in every German bakery.  In Germany these pastries are made fresh daily. They can be made with vanilla pudding, quark with jam (raspberry, apricot) or assorted fruit on top. If…

German Banana Bread

german banana bread

The German banana bread is not quite like the American version but it tastes as good as the US version. To get the best results you must use 100 percent ripe bananas. This is my personal version of banana bread, and everyone who tried…

German Christmas Cookies: Angels Eyes

german christmas cookies angels eyes

German Christmas Cookies Angel’s Eyes are a classic among the German Christmas Cookies. In general German Christmas cookies are not so big, they are rather small, and far smaller than the US cookies. Angel’s eyes are about 2 inches in diameter after baking. Try…

German Sweet Bread with Hazelnut Filling – Nusszopf

german sweet bread

The “Nusszopf” or German sweet bread with a hazelnut filling is a classic German cake or pastry. It is made out of a yeast dough and filled with almonds or hazelnuts, braided. This is an authentic and proven German recipe. To make this German…

German Topkiss Cake – A Special Cake

German Topkiss Cake

The German Topkiss cake, or called “Topkuss” Cake in German, is a cake that contains the sweet treat called topkiss: a German crispy waffle on the bottom combined with creamy foam, and surrounded by dark chocolate. Here is  a little history on the top…

German Waffles – Authentic Recipe

german waffles

Waffles are a classic brunch or breakfast addition and are not only very popular in the USA.  In Germany we love to make waffles. The German Waffles are awesome for breakfast, brunch or for coffee and cake in the afternoon, or what we call…

German Apple Strudel – Authentic Original Recipe

This is an original and authentic German recipe for apple strudel as they made it in Austria way back when all Germany was ruled by the Emperor, it’s from the so called “Kaiserreich” which was Germany, Austria, and Hungary. It’s been said that the…

Authentic German Carrot Cake

carrot cake

This German carrot cake is not only a great cake for the Easter celebration. The authentic German recipe  for this cake includes two important things: – how to make a glaze and – how to make the carrot decoration out of marzipan. It’s a…