The history of the Sacher Cake or Sachertorte in German begins in 1832, when Prince Metternich ordered his personal chef with creating a special dessert for several important guests. But the master chef head chef got sick, so the task was handed to a…
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…
This German pear cake is so easy to make and you don’t even have to find quark; the recipe is using quark or alternatively Greek yoghurt which is very creamy (don’t use the non-fat version). For making this cake just mix all ingredients together…
The Cherry crumble cake is a popular German “Streuselkuchen” made out of a shortcrust dough and a sour cherry filling. It is very easy to make and baking beginners will love it. You need sour cherries in a jar which are sold at stores…