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!…

German Apple Tart – Better than a Pie

german apple tart

The French are known to be the masters of making tarts but they are not the only ones. I had many apples and 1 pie crust left over so I decided to create a tart that can compete with the French apple tarts. The…

Pumpkin Pie German Style for Fall and Holidays

pumpkin pie german style

The missing cake in our recipe collection was the pumpkin pie. So I came up with a Germans style pumpkin pie which turned out to taste delicious. My husband said that it was the best pumpkin pie he ever had! So this means something!…

Prinzregententorte – Bavarian Layered Chocolate Cake

Learn how to make the Prinzregententorte Bavarian Layered Chocolate Cake, a very traditional cake with quite some history. The cake consists of eight thin layers made out of a biscuit dough and chocolate butter creme all surrounded by a glaze of chocolate. The origin…

German Cherry Tartlets

cherry tartlets

The German Cherry Tartlets are combining a short cake crust with a creamy filling and cherries or other fruit on top. In Germany we use all kinds of fruit such as apricots, peaches, raspberries, blueberries or blackberries. The filling also contains quark and if…