German Potato Salad with Green Beans

german green bean potato salad

The German Green Bean potato salad is a great salad for the barbecue in summer. Green beans and potatoes are a good combination. If you like you can make this salad without potatoes or add some other vegetable such as red radishes. Happy Cooking!…

German Mini Cherry Streusel Cake

mini cherry cake

If you don’t know what cake to bake but you are in a baking mood, just use this recipe and make the mini Cherry Streusel cake. It’s an authentic German recipe from FB friend Gisele Myers (picture credit). Happy Baking! Ingredients Mini Cherry Streusel…

Fruit Biscuit Cake – German Obstkuchen

fruit biscuit cake

Wen fresh and ripe fruit is here in abundance this German cake might be the most popular cake in Germany. The fruit biscuit cake or Obstkuchen can be made with various fruit, with a glaze or not but always served with whipped cream. Happy…

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 Style Eggnog – Eierpunsch

german style egg nogg

German Style Eggnog or “Eierpunsch” in German is a popular seasonal, holiday and winter drink. Some say it makes an excellent New Years Eve drink. You can either make it from scratch or use bottled egg liquor. Happy Cooking! Ingredients German Style Eggnog (3-4…

Herring Salad – German Hang Over Breakfast

herring salad

New Years Day is the perfect day for a herring salad because in general New Years parties come along with lots of drinking, so the next day is a hang over day. Now we need a “Katerfruehstueck” which means in English “hangover breakfast”. A…

German Layered Walnut Cake – Dome Shaped

German Layered Walnut Cake

The German layered walnut cake is dome shaped and it is not that difficult yo make such a special cake. It is easier than you might think. There are no special ingredients needed, we provide the recipe for vanilla pudding and even for vanilla…

German Mocha Layered Cake – Mokkatorte

german mocha cake

Do you need a special cake for your special occasion? We have the recipe for a German Mocha Cake – Mokkatorte in German. It is a layered cake but not with a heavy and rich butter cream. Normally the German layered cakes, the “Torten”,…