German Poppyseed Cake with Sour Cream

german poppyseed cake

In Germany baking with poppy seeds is very popular, you can get pastries and cakes in many bakeries. The German poppyseed cake with sour cream (in Germany Schmand is used) is easy to make, you just need to get the ground poppyseeds which can…

German Apple Cake – Quick Version Recipe

german apple cake

If you don’t have much time but you like to enjoy a German cake for the Kaffee and Kuchen time, this German apple cake is quick to make. The relative high amount of apples makes it super moist. And always the best with whipped…

Baked Pastry Case for German Fruit Cakes

base cake

To make the German fruit cakes you need to have a baked pastry case. Here is the German recipe for the so called “Obstboden” that is made out of the so called “Muerbeteig” – in English it would be called short crust dough.  This is…

Bremer Wickelkuchen or Wickel Cake

bremer wickelkuchen

The Bremer Wickelkuchen or in English Wickel Cake is basically a kind of roll or strudel (like apple strudel) but has a chocolate- streusel filling or a filling with raisins and almonds. This recipe is from someone who made such a cake probably a…

German Banana Bread

german banana bread

The German banana bread is not quite like the American version but it tastes as good as the US version. To get the best results you must use 100 percent ripe bananas. This is my personal version of banana bread, and everyone who tried…

German Mini Cherry Streusel Cake

mini cherry cake

If you don’t know what cake to bake but you are in a baking mood, just use this recipe and make the mini Cherry Streusel cake. It’s an authentic German recipe from FB friend Gisele Myers (picture credit). Happy Baking! Ingredients Mini Cherry Streusel…

German Walnut Cake with Apples

The German Walnut Cake with apples makes a great cake for any occasion. In Germany we call such a cake “Gugelhupf” which is Bundt cake in English. It can be for the holidays, birthdays or for the coffee and cake Sunday afternoon. Try this…

How to make Authentic Apple Strudel

authentic apple strudel

Have you ever asked yourself how to make authentic apple strudel? Maybe you had the “Apfelstrudel” when you were in Germany or Austria, or you were lucky and got a home made piece of this delicious cake that is actually of Hungarian origin.. This…