German Desserts

  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…

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

These Baked Apple cookies or these (in German) Bratapfel Kekse are the perfect addition to your holiday cookie platter. I love this German…

Here I am the day after Thanksgiving waiving an Oktoberfest-style treat in your face. Late to the party much? However, this Munich…

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…

Sometimes delicious things dovetail together. For example. I was working on a recipe for German Honey Cake for my German Food Page…

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…

When I saw this month’s 12 Loaves Challenge (Holiday Breads) over at Cake Duchess, I immediately thought of all the bright and beautiful treats…

One day last week I was on my way out the door to the farmers market when I turned around still with…

The great thing about strudel recipes is the ability to exercise your kitchen creativity to switch up the flavors. There are three…

Aachen, Germany is a lovely European city known for several reasons. Not the least being its spectacular and beloved German Printen cookies.…

Here in our little corner of Germany Spekulatius are a holiday cookie tradition.  Gilding them is a new Mad Hausfrau tradition which…

Dr. B picked up a baking book for me recently. It was basically a big hint as he loved everything in it. It’s…

This tart has many names depending on where in Germany you live. Pflaumenkuchen in some places. In Bavaria, it’s called zwetschgendatschi. Here in…