Desserts

This luscious flavorful Sour Cherry Tart with Olive Oil Streusel is so easy to make you won’t believe it. Also, it’s a…

What I like most about this Spinach Lemon Sunflower Gugelhupf is it is season-proof. So, it’s a perfect cake for any time…

These Sacher Torte Heart Cookies are lovely little heart shaped cookies packed with the traditional flavors of the famous Viennese Sacher Torte.…

I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw a version of this gorgeous Pomegranate Soaked Apple Cake with Pistachio Streusel. This…

A dense holiday spice cake studded with bittersweet chocolate chip pieces. The star of the cake, aside from the spices, is the…

  This Fall or holiday sheet cake sports a lovely patchwork pattern for the autumn season or for a last minute Thanksgiving dessert.…

One of the most delicious items you can find in a Germany bakery is a covered cake or gedeckte kuchen.  Various fruit fillings…

  My Fall denial is waning. I’m officially embracing the season. The proof is in this recipe I whipped up last weekend.…

Got beer? Got Apples? This German treat also works as a terrific brunch alternative to French toast, replacing the bread with the…

  I know. I know. What’s with schlepping more holiday recipes into the New Year. I couldn’t help it you see. I…

  Over the years, Christmas fruitcakes have been revered and reviled. However, this mandel früchtekuchen, or Almond Fruitcake, version lives up to classic German…

It’s the day before Thanksgiving and I know everyone is beyond over pumpkin ANYTHING. So the absolute nerve of me to post…

Hailing from Swabia in Germany, Swabian apple cake or Schwäbischer Apfelkuchen is another German dessert perfect for Thanksgiving.  Apfelkuchen or German Apple Cake is…

In exploring Germany’s regional dishes and desserts, I found this delicious dessert made with rye bread called Bielefelder Schwarzbrotpudding. Bielefeld is a…

This wonderful dessert is a German recipe that resembles the American recipe for Apple Brown Betty. Actually it’s Apple Brown Betty on…

If you are looking for something special to do with the last of the summer’s fresh berries this Labor Day weekend, here…

Summer butter sugar corn is so sweet, sometimes I eat a raw ear for dessert. This Sweet Corn Ice Cream with Candied…

Recently I ordered some very intriguing flavors in powder form to experiment with making French macarons with. I’m always looking to expand the…

  Have you ever been to a party just relaxing enjoying yourself, talking to the other guests and then a food buzz…

I love making Valentine’s Day treats but enough already with the red and pink. Here’s some bright yellow to break things up…