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, and it is braided. This is an authentic and proven German recipe. To…

Lemon Orange Sandkuchen – German Poundcake

lemon orange sandkuchen

Makes the perfect pound or coffee cake: German Lemon Orange Sandkuchen. So easy to make, it just needs 25 min of your time.Happy Baking! Ingredients Lemon Orange Sandkuchen 175g butter, very soft 1 organic lemon and 1 orange 175g sugar 1 package vanilla sugar…

Classic German Apple Cake

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There must be hundreds of apple cake recipes in Germany. Today I want to feature the Classic German apple Cake that w call in German “Gedeckter Apfelkuchen”. The cake is. made out of base cake (Mürbeteig, short cake), a filling and a top, decorated…

German Bienenstich or Bee Sting Cake – Fast Version

bee sting cake

The German Bienenstich, or Bee sting cake in English, is a traditional German cake and can be found in almost every German bakery. The name means literally “Bee Sting cake“. There is a legend where the baker who baked the cake had been stung…

Swabian Apple Cake – Authentic German Recipe

swabian apple cake

The Swabian apple cake is a cake from the South of Germany, the region around Stuttgart. You can find the lady finger cookies at Trader Joes, Big Lots or in special international stores or the international food section in US supermarkets. This is a…

German Apple Cream Slices – Apfelschnitten

German Apple Cream Slices - Apfelschnitten

Maybe you know about the German “Cremeschnitten”. If not then learn today how to make these “Schnitten” which is a cake baked in a deep baking pan, and when done it is cut in square or rectangle pieces. The German Apple Cream Slices contain…

Authentic German Apple Cake Recipe with Quark

german apple quark cake

This is a delicious German apple cake recipe with quark especially great for the holidays. Quark or “curd cheese” is easy to make (find the recipe for quark making in this recipe). Alternatively you can use a mix out of sour cream and cream…

German Chocolate Pound Cake

german chocolate pound cake

If you are looking for a delicious, easy to make cake for your Sunday afternoon Kaffee and Kuchen time, here’s the recipe for a German Chocolate Pound Cake. As you can see it’s simple and can be made within a short time. Happy Baking!…