The German butter cake with egg liquor is an original and authentic German recipe that is maybe 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. You…
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…
One traditional German cake for Easter is the Easter lamb cake. To make this special cake you would need a special baking lamb form, and we found some on Amazon. It’s basically a cake similar to a pound cake, so you could vary it…
The German filled roasted duck is a especially for festive menus. This is an authentic German recipe that you will love. Happy Cooking! Ingredients German Filled Roasted Duck 1 duck, ready to cook, about 2kg 1 tsp marjoram 1 tsp mugwort (Beifuß), chopped Filling…
Today we write about the German Christmas Traditions – The Advent Wreath. There are many German Christmas traditions. One of them is the Adventskranz or Advent wreath. Made out of fir and/or pine branches and decorated with 4 candles it is symbolizing the 4…
The Turkey with Bavarian dumpling filling is an original German recipe that you will love for the American Thanksgiving dinner. The German recipe is using dried “Steinpilze” (porcini) for this dish. Good side dishes are red cabbage and mashed potatoes. Spätzle and other vegetables…
The round orange Pumpkin has many variations in the German cuisine, and one usage is to make a compote, or “Kompott” as we say in German. You practically can make compote with the most fruit. The Pumpkin Apple compote is a sweet dish and it…
Roast Turkey with Dijon Mustard Sauce Nice Turkey Roast recipe for Thanksgiving and it is not a German recipe. In Germany we love to make a goose for Christmas similar to turkey. This US Roast turkey recipe is special because the mustard will not…