Black Forest Muffins Filled with Cherries

black Forest cupcakes

If you love the German Black Forest cake you will love these Black Forest Muffins filled with cherries. It’s the alternative for a cake, and they are very easy to make. The usage of the German Kirschwasser or -schnaps is optional, alternatively add some…

German Apricot Cake with Sour Cream

german apricot cake with sour cream

This is a cake for the apricot season in summer. If you can get fresh apricots you must bake this German Apricot Cake with Sour Cream. It’s so easy to make. Takes only 15 min of your time. You can use alternatively different fruit…

Italian Plum Marzipan Cake – German Zwetschgen-Marzipan Torte

italian plum marzipan cake

Cake and pastries with plums are super popular in Germany because Italian plums or “Zwetschgen” are practically everywhere to find. Unfortunately not in the USA. So if you can get these Italian plums I found an irresistible cake for you: The Italian Plum Marzipan…

Strawberry Cream Cake – The Best in Summer

strawberry cream cake

The Strawberry Cream cake needs a bit of work but you will be rewarded by its delicious taste. The cake recipe is using quark. You can make quark at home, it is not difficult – Click here to find out How to make Quark…

German Chocolate Cream Cake

german chocolate cream cake

This German Chocolate Cream Cake is after an original and authentic recipe. In Germany we call such a cake “Schoko-Sahne-Torte.” It is  a “Torte” because it  contains multiple layers and is therefor higher than a regular cake. This is a very rich cake, a…

Swabian Plum Cake – Authentic Recipe

swabian plum cake

The Swabian plum cake is a bit different than the other German plum cakes. You would first make a plum compote which will be used for the cake. It’s a great cake, try it out if you can get the Italian plums – it’s…

Fruit Cake with Tiffin Liquor

fruit cake with Tiffin liqueur

Today we feature a special cake: Fruit cake with Tiffin liquor.  It’s a special creation using the liquor made of black tea called  “Tiffin.” Below the fruit is a layer of pudding that is combined with some Tiffin which adds a creamy note to…

German Raspberry Yogurt Cake

raspberry yogurt cake

This German raspberry yogurt cake is more than a cake! It is a “Torte” which means it has several layers and is filled with a cream of some sort. It is a wonderful summer cake. This raspberry cake is using raspberry puree, and a…