Southern German Apple Cake with Almonds

german apple cake southern style

The Southern German Apple Cake is a specialty from the South of Germany and is different than other apple cakes featured on this website. This German apple cake is awesome for any “Kaffee and Kuchen” table, for the holidays, for birthdays and festive occasions….

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 Cabbage Soup with Croutons

german cabbage soup

This is a delicious German cabbage soup especially good during the cold months but can be made at any time. Cabbage is a popular fall/winter vegetable in Germany and can be used for many German recipes such as the German cabbage soup with croutons….

Poached Eggs in Mustard Sauce – Verlorene Eier

poached eggs in mustard sauce

This German egg dish – Poached eggs in Mustard Sauce – is coming from the good old times when meat was rare or too expensive. It’s a recipe from grandmothers cooking book and what do you know, it’s still popular. It’s called in German…

German Beer Bread – Original Bavarian Recipe

german beer bread

German Beer Bread is the best to be made with German beer and especially the Bavarian beer from Hofbrau which is one of the oldest breweries in Bavaria. Here is a little history of the Hofbrauhaus: The Hofbrauhaus was founded in 1589 by Herzog…

Römertopf Chicken – Cooked in Clay Pot

Romertopf Chicken baked in clay pot

Have you ever used a so called Römertopf or Schlemmertopf? It’s a clay pot that is used in the oven, like a Dutch oven, and you can make delicious meals like the Römertopf Chicken. Using a clay pot for cooking is very healthy because…

German Cake: Granatsplitter from Scratch

granatsplitter german cake

The German cake “Granatsplitter” or in English “Chocolate Mountain” is a typical cake specialty, or you could also call it a pastry. So what is is exactly? In the bakeries it is made out of the left overs from cakes and  a so called…

Pan Fried Leberkäse with Spinach

Pan Fried Leberkase Dinner

A classic and typical German meal is the pan fried Leberkäse with spinach and fried potatoes. It’s just delicious and so easy to make, you jsut need to get the Leberkäse. In the USA you wold find it in special German stores or places…