German Baking and Desserts

Homemade cheese buns with cheddar inside and outside, these are some of the best cheese bread buns I’ve ever had. Cheese buns are super popular around here, you can buy …

Easy recipe for gingerbread cookies without molasses. A perfect gingerbread dough made with honey, nicely spiced and so easy to work with. No molasses in the house, but you still …

Crispy German butter cookies or Butterplätzchen, a classic Christmas cookie recipe, perfect for baking with children. Germany has what feels like a million different cookie recipes. But these German butter …

The Spitzbuben are typical German cookies: a double layer of almond shortcrust pastry with jam in between. GERMAN CHRISTMAS COOKIES I give you my favorite cookies this year: the German …

This yogurt bomb is the best dessert in the world! Creamy strained yogurt and cream, topped with mixed berries, it can hardly get any better. This yogurt bomb is our …

The best mandarin cake recipe. A delightful German-style cake with tinned mandarin oranges, whipped cream and almond meringue, everybody just loves this cake! This mandarin cake is another mother-in-law typical …

Raffaello cake – a delicious and easy to make coconut cream cake with yogurt, pineapple, and Raffaello filling. This Raffaello cake is a dream of a cake! I’ve always had …

Thick German waffles served with cherry sauce and whipped cream, this is one of the most popular German desserts. How to make thick and crispy German waffles at home, a …

German plum cake, Zwetschgenkuchen or Pflaumenkuchen with streusel, a classic recipe in any German kitchen or bakery. This traditional German plum cake is one of my favorite autumn cakes, one …

A moist breadcrumb cake made with chocolate and hazelnuts, this delicious recipe is so easy and quick to make! This breadcrumb cake is an autumn/winter cake for me. I wouldn’t …