German Baking

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

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

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

This is truly one of the best cakes I have ever made. A marzipan riff on basic streusel takes this cake from rich …

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

Meringue lattice people. Meringue lattice. I did not even know this was possible until I saw it in a German cooking magazine. …

Ever since I can remember living in Germany I have oogled the sweet braided breads in the bakeries of whatever town I …

If cakes could flirt, the Pretty Strawberry Bundt Cake would be a master. Picture this: a moist, flavorful cake packed with the …

So Summer is over. I’m pretending it’s not because I plan on posting some of the best desserts I’ve made these past …

  “Streusel” originates from a word meaning strewn or scattered in German. Streusel cakes have a long history in Germany. This version …

In Germany access to rhubarb is so much easier than in the states. Forget the fact for years it has grown in …

I called this a cake because that’s what it would be called in Germany, ein kuchen. However, it is more like a savory …

These German crescent cookies (called Mandel Halbmonde) are usually made at Christmas time but I think they work well for any Easter …

Like most German desserts and cookies, these Schokoladen Brezeln or chocolate pretzels contain little sugar in the dough.  To make them sweeter, …

Magenbrot is a southern Germany specialty also found in Switzerland. Literally translated from German to “Stomach bread” in English. The spices in this flavorful …

Before I get to this Chocolate Hazelnut Streusel Cake, let me explain something. I am addicted to crumb cake, as it’s called …

I know. I know. What’s with schlepping more holiday recipes into the New Year. It cannot be helped. One lone envelope of …