There are hundreds of apple cake recipes, but I really love this one. Top priority, as always, is the taste and I think the apple, cinnamon and rum work extremely well together. Close second comes the fact that it is … Continue reading Sunken Apple Cake with Rum and Cinnamon
I love this time of year – late summer, early autumn, harvest time – with its hazy sunshine, golden colours and plenty of delicious ingredients to bake and cook with. One of the cakes I always associate with this time … Continue reading Oma’s Plum Cake
I have no idea why these little cakes are called ‘Amerikaner’ or ‘Americans’, but I do remember them fondly from my time growing up in Germany. They are a kind of round sponge cake and come with either a white or … Continue reading Mini-Amerikaner
Last bank holiday weekend I decided to make a poppy seed cake and after long deliberation I decided on a cheesecake. But not everything went to plan: I had to adapt the recipe I had been planning to use midway … Continue reading Poppy Seed Cheesecake
I am by no means a royalist, but any occasion that might require a cake is very welcome and so I made this rhubarb cake in celebration of HRH Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday, decorating it in red, white and blue. … Continue reading Rhubarb Cake
My usual baking is pretty simple as I don’t like to spend hours on a cake and the washing up afterwards, but once in a while I have to go all out and make an effort and bake something a … Continue reading Black Forest Gateau
I might be slightly exaggerating when I call my cheesecake famous, hence the inverted commas, but I have several friends who will travel halfway around the world to eat it. Well, two friends, one in LA one in South Africa … Continue reading My ‘Famous’ Baked Cheesecake (with Rote Grütze)
This recipe is brilliant – very versatile and quick to make. It also contains relatively little fat and not too much sugar but still satisfies my cake cravings perfectly. I often half the ingredients and use a small cake tin, … Continue reading Juicy Pineapple Mango Cake
Every time we go to Germany on holiday the hunt for the perfect piece of Bienenstich is on. Our little town has about half a dozen or so bakeries and cake shops and in the morning we start our search for … Continue reading Bienenstich – An All Time Favourite
I have lived in England for 30 years this February and on the whole I am quite happy with the food and ingredients – British, Continental and from around the world – available in supermarkets and specialist shops (big change … Continue reading Nußecken – A German Classic
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