You may have not heard about this cake, the Countess Cake or “Komtess Kuchen” in German. We searched the history why this cake has this unusual name but could not find anything about it. We only know that Komtess means “Countess”. The cake is a delicious combination of an orange flavored dough and chocolate. And … read more …
This festive German Christmas Apple Cake or a “Torte” in German is perfect for your holiday menu. Because it is a “Torte” which is higher than a regular cake you would need a cake ring. The original recipe is using German gelatin and vanilla sauce which we also recommend to use. Happy Cooking! Ingredients German … read more …
Ingredients Holiday Christmas Apple Cake 250 g butter, very soft 200 g sugar 0.3 oz vanilla sugar (1 package) – How to make Vanilla Sugar – 4 eggs 250 g flour 0.25 oz baking powder (1/2 package) 250 g hazelnuts or walnuts, ground 1 tbsp cinnamon 2 tbsp cocoa, unsweetened 3 tbsp dark rum or … read more …
Do you need a great Halloween recipe? Maybe for you Halloween party? Here is the Dracula Bundt Cake, a German Halloween recipe. It is a German Bundt cake or as we say “Gugelhupf”, that you also can bake during the year. You would just not coat it with the red “blood” glaze but with, for … read more …
Prune Streusel Crumble Cake or German Plum Cake is a classic Cake and very popular in Germany. For this recipe you use the Italian or Damson plums, in German Zwetschgen. Streusel (Crumble) Cakes in general are very popular in Germany and can be bought in every bakery. Instead of plums you can use apricots or sour … read more …
German Apple Streusel cake or Apple Crumble Cakes are awesome. In German we call crumbles “Streusel”, it is a great topping for any fruit cake. The most traditional cake might be the apple cake with Streusel. This recipe is using marzipan as well. Happy Baking! Ingredients German Apple Streusel Cake 250 g soft butter 200 g … read more …
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 – or find quark in special super markets. Usually the brand … read more …
To make the German fruit cakes you need to have a baked pastry case. It is a German recipe for the so called “Tortenboden” which is made out of the so called “Muerbeteig”. This is a dough that needs to be kneaded. It is a firm dough which can be used to make cookies as … read more …