German Pear Cake

german pear cake

This German pear cake is so easy to make and you don’t even have to find quark; the recipe is using quark or alternatively Greek yoghurt which is very creamy (don’t use the non-fat version). For making this cake just mix all ingredients together…

German Raffaello Cake with Raspberries

raffaello cake with raspberries

The German Raffaello Cake is a wonderful cake for the summer months and especially wonderful for Valentine’s Day which is celebrated in Germany with flowers, dinners for two, delicious cakes and desserts, romantic getaways, and special Valentine gifts. It also makes a delightful birthday…

Old Fashioned Silesian Streusel Cake

silesian streusel cake

Silesian Streusel Cake – The Silesian cuisine covers also a part of the German and Polish cuisine. It was always a cuisine of a border area, therefor you find several influences of other areas such as Austria, Saxon or Bohemia. In the Germany of…

Authentic German Black Forest Cake

german black forest cake

This is an Authentic German Black Forest cake recipe, proven and original. This cake is called in German “Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte”. It is a classic cake in Germany and very popular. So popular that you can find the cake in every German bakery. This original…

Sweet Braided Hazelnut Bread – German Nusszopf

Almond Marzipan Braided Bread

The Sweet Braided Hazelnut Bread, in German it’s called  “Nusszopf”, is just delicious. It contains ground hazelnuts that can be easily substituted with ground walnuts or almonds. The dough is a yeast based dough, and not difficult to make. You can get a convenient…

Authentic German Rose Cake Rosenkuchen

rosenkuchen

Rosenkuchen is a typical German cake recipe specialty that gets the name from the rose as it looks like a rose. It is made out of a yeast dough and combines 10-12 filled rolls. What a wonderful cake for the Sunday Kaffee und Kuchen…

Apple Streusel Cake for Kaffee and Kuchen Sundays

apple streusel cake

Find out today how to make the apple streusel cake which is a very popular cake in Germany.  The cake has a filling that contains quark which is very common in Germany, and can be bought at every super market. You can make it…

Italian Plum Streusel Cake – German Plum Cake

german plum cake

The Italian Plum Streusel Cake is a classic German cake and very popular throughout Germany. For this recipe you would use Italian or Damson plums, we call them in German Zwetschgen. Streusel (or Crumble) Cakes in general can be bought in every bakery. Instead…