German Baking

I’ve been eying pumpkin strudel recipes, both savory and sweet in German cooking magazines for years. It was time to try my…

This Apple Cardamom Cake with Caramelized Almonds is pure fall magic. Stuffed with a thick layer of seasonal apples steamed in cardamom…

I broke new ground in my kitchen with this Fig Rosemary Hazelnut Puff Pastry Tart. This is my first puff pastry tart.…

This Lavender Lemon Streusel Buttermilk Cake is the last gasp cake of the summer. However, I doubt if this will be my…

It may be a little late in the season to post rhubarb recipes, but I see there is still plenty around in…

These beautiful Apricot Flower Tartlets are not my original idea. Over the years, I have seen several versions of these in German…

This German marble bundt cake is a mix of chocolate and egg liquor flavors. As I said in my last post, Germans…

I used to think winter was a wasteland when it came to vegetables. Then I learned about parsnips and leeks, savoy cabbage,…

These famous Painted German Springerle Cookies hail from the Swabia part of Germany. Their origins are traced back to the 14th century. This…

This was my first year participating in The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap. It was so much fun benefiting a good cause,…

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…

The German name of these individual German Plum Pastries with Spiced Streusel is Streuseltaler. The translation means “streusel coins”.  A yeast cake…

We’re still on the quince train people, so stay seated. This is the last stop. A little secret about German streusel cakes……

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

It comes as a big surprise that my first attempt at hand pies would be a savory version. I always think of…

These Köningsberger Marzipan German cookies are found at Christmas time in Germany. However, I think they are perfect for Valentine’s Day as…

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

Pretzel cookies always add a bit of visual and versatile fun to a cookie platter. These Rum Glazed Pretzel Shaped Cookies were…

These Glühwein Hazelnut Linzer Cookies are my nod to missing all the German Christmas markets as we are in the States this…