The German Bienenstich, or Bee sting cake in English, is a traditional German cake and can be found in almost every German bakery. The name means literally “Bee Sting cake“. There is a legend where the baker who baked the cake had been stung…
If you ever have visited Germany’s awesome bakeries or the “Konditorei” (confectionery or pastry shop) you probably tasted or saw a piece of this cake: Frankfurter Kranz. Find out now how to make it. This Frankfurter Kranz Cake recipe cake was created by a…
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….
There is an apple cake for every season in Germany. The Holiday Christmas Apple cake is a special apple cake just for Christmas. The combination of walnuts, cocoa and apples is delicious. This is an original recipe from Germany. Your family and friends will…
The Marble Gugelhupf Cake is a classic German cake – Gugelhupf in English would mean Bundt Cake. For this cake you use the special Gugelhupf form which can be purchased in the USA. The ingredients are well mixed together and removing from the form is…
When you find strawberries in abundance it’s time to get this German Strawberry Zebra Cake recipe. An authentic German recipe which makes an awesome spring and summer fruit cake that you will love. This cake is easy to make and even baking beginners will…
Find out today “How to Make Fruit Cake Glaze”. When you see all the wonderful German fruit cake recipes you might wonder how to make the shiny glaze that is on top of the fruit. In Germany we always use a glaze for the…
The Black Forest Gugelhupf is a German cake that is containing sour cherries and Kirschschnaps, the famous brandy from the Black Forest. If you don’t want to use the brandy you might want to add some rum flavor which contains no alcohol. The cake…