Marmorkuchen Marble Cake – Authentic German Cake

marble cake

The German Marmorkuchen or Marble cake is one of these typical cakes that are a “must have” for the traditional “coffee and cake”  Sunday afternoons, the traditional “Kaffee und Kuchen” time in Germany. Families and friends meet up on these Sunday afternoons and enjoy…

Strawberry Zebra Cake Recipe – Authentic German

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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…

German Sandkuchen Recipe – Classic Coffee Cake

german sandkuchen cake

What cake should we bake for this weekend? What about a German Sandkuchen?  It’s a classic German coffee cake that you will love. It is called Sand-cake because of its color that reminds of sand. This cake is very easy to make and fabulous…

German Rhubarb Streusel Cake

german rhubarb streusel cake

The German Rhubarb Streusel Cake is a great cake to bake in summer when rhubarb is available. We love this cake for the traditional  “Kaffee and Kuchen” time on Sunday! Rhubarb is used in the German cuisine for compote, pastries, desserts and cakes. Originally…

German Chocolate Coffee Cake

chocolate coffee cake

The Chocolate-Coffee Cake is originally a Polish cake which contains coffee liquor.  If you like coffee liqueur feel free to add it to the recipe. The chocolate coffee cake recipe is very simple. The dough looks thin at the beginning but during the baking…

Authentic German Lemon Cake

german lemon cake

This Authentic German Lemon Cake is super easy to make and a perfect recipe for baking beginners. Important is to use organic lemons and oranges as you need the zest. You will love this cake with a cup of coffee or your favorite tea….

Holstein Apple Cake – Recipe from North Germany

holstein apple cake

You can find many different apple cake recipes in Germany. Today we feature an apple cake as you can find in Schleswig-Holstein, a province in the North of Germany. There you will see apple plantations with special apples, the so called “Cox Holstein” apple…

Strawberry Cream Cake – The Best in Summer

strawberry cream cake

The Strawberry Cream cake needs a bit of work but you will be rewarded by its delicious taste. The cake recipe is using quark. You can make quark at home, it is not difficult – Click here to find out How to make Quark…