German Cherry Plunder Pastry

plunder pastry with sour cherries

Find out how to make the German Cherry Plunder pastry that can be found in every German bakery.  In Germany these pastries are made fresh daily. They can be made with vanilla pudding, quark with jam (raspberry, apricot) or assorted fruit on top. If…

Strawberry Zebra Cake Recipe – Authentic German

german cake recipe

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 Stuffed Peppers or Filled Pepper with Meat

stuffed pepper

German stuffed peppers are filled with meat and are called in German “Gefüllte Paprika”. This German dish is easy to make and can be varied. If you don’t like to use meat fill the peppers with a rice-vegetable mix. You can also use ground…

German Cherry Dessert – Kirschmichel

german Cherry Dessert

Germany comes up with many sweet dishes that can be a dessert or will be enjoyed as a sweet main meal. One of these delicious recipes is the German Cherry Dessert or in German “Kirschmichel”. You can use fresh or canned cherries. It’s baked…

Black Red Gold Cocktail for German Soccer Fans

black red gold cocktail

Are you a soccer fan? Are you following and watching the FIFA World Cup? Here’s a very alcoholic German drink recipe for you featuring the colors of Germany: The Black Red Gold Cocktail. Enjoy the soccer games, and may the best team win! Happy…

Black Red Gold Cake – German Fruit Cake

german colored cake

What about a Black Red Gold Cake that is symbolizing the colors of the German flag? It’s a cake for typical German occasions like the FIFA Cup world soccer games. Just get some fruit: Black berries, strawberries and golden kiwis or alternatively use mandarins,…

Apple Turnovers with Potato Dough – Apfelmaultaschen

apple turnovers

Apple Turnovers or “Apfelmaultaschen” is a traditional and historic German recipe. The specialty is rumored to have been invented by monks of the German monastery Maulbronn (located in Baden-Würtemberg) to conceal the fact that they were eating meat during lent. The monks hid the…

Potato Gratin – German Potato Casserole

potato gratin

The German Potato gratin, or potato casserole, can be served as a side or a main dish combined with a salad. You can vary the cheese as you like. For this recipe we used a mix of Swiss cheese and Pepper Jack which added…