German Butter Cream Cake with Egg Liquor

german butter cream cake

The German butter cake with egg liquor is an  original and authentic German recipe that is somewhat old fashioned. Why old fashioned? The layered cake or “Torte” consists of a rich butter cream that is enriched with egg liquor – Eierlikör in German – Click…

German Mandarine Orange Sour Cream Cake

german mandarine orange sour cream cake

This is one of my favorite cakes! The delicious cake called German Mandarine Orange Sour Cream Cake – in German we call it Schmandkuchen. “Schmand” is the equivalent to the American sour cream that will be used for making this cake. Sour cream is…

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…

Raspberry Heart Cake For Mother’s Day

Valentine Cake

Mother’s Day is a big day in Germany the same way as it is celebrated in the USA. Do you want to surprise your mom, sister, grandmother, or  aunt with something special? What about a home made cake baked by you? We found a…

German Raspberry Layered Cake

mothers day raspberry cake

Surprise your mom with this German Raspberry layered cake. It’s a wonderful cake for any other celebrations such as birthdays, anniversaries or the holidays. It is possible to vary the cake with strawberries if you like. The cream that is used for the filling…

German Valentine’s Heart Shaped Cake

Valentine Cake

Show your love with the German Valentine’s Heart cake. It is great for Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day. All you need is a heart shaped form which we have seen in some stores such as ALDI. Or find such a form on Amazon (see…

German Cream Cheese Cake – Käsesahnetorte

german cream cheese cake käsesahnetorte

The German cream cheese cake or Käsesahnetorte in German, is a classic cake. You can find it in any German bakery but in the USA, you must bake it. There are 2 ways: Use this recipe or use a Dr Oetker baking mix. If…

German Summer Fruit Cake

fruit cake with Tiffin liqueur

Today we feature a special cake: The German Summer Fruit cake. It’s a very popular cake in Germany as it can be varied with different kind of fruit.  And the special thing is it comes with a layer of vanilla pudding.  You will love…