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…

German Cheese Cake – Fast and Easy

german cheese cake fast and easy

Some days ago I found a German recipe for a cheese cake that surprised me because it is not using a base cake which is part of the classic recipe. It’s a cheese cake “ohne Boden”, without a crust. I thought that’s interesting and…

German Strawberry Quark Dessert

german strawberry quark dessert

This is ONE of the best desserts for a hot summer day: The refreshing German strawberry quark dessert is so easy to make and so delicious. You can make the quark from scratch or find a substitute – MORE INFO HERE –  There are…

4th of July Fruit Cake German Style

4th of July Patriotic Fruit Cake German Style

If you are looking for a different cake for the 4th of July celebration, the American Independence Day, here is the 4th of July Patriotic Fruit Cake German Style. It’s featuring the USA flag made out of blueberries and raspberries, embedded on a delicious…

German Strawberry Torte – Layered Cake

strawberry torte

The German Strawberry Torte is a cake with three layers. In Germany we love to bake such cakes especially for festive occasions. With some creativity you can customize this cake for a birthday with the age number or even the name. The strawberry torte…

Make Quark at Home

It looks like you found a German recipe that is using quark as an ingredients, and you cannot find quark in your supermarket. There is a solution, an easy solution: Make quark at home from scratch. It is not impossible. Why should you miss…

Make German Quark

Make German Quark What is German Quark? In German supermarkets you can find plenty of different kinds of yogurt and quark – with herbs, fruit or plain – low fat, medium or creamy German quark. German Quark is used in many desserts, cakes and…

German Easter Traditions

german easter cake

Easter in Germany is celebrated like in the USA but the food specialties for this holiday are different. These specific food dishes also vary from region to region. German Easter Traditions Let’s start with typical German food specialties that are served during Easter. – Easter…