German Baking

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.…

This could easily be called a sauerkraut kitchen sink pie. The recipe can be adapted to use up whatever vegetables and meats…

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…

This tart is a cross between a tart and a quiche and stuffed with wonderful ingredients. Leeks, tart Granny Smith apple slices,…

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 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…

I have a sad history of making demented looking creations at Easter time. For instance, take these bunny shaped eclairs with lime…

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…

I grew up addicted to crumb cake, as it’s called in the States. The thicker the crumb topping, the happier I was.…

  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…

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