Hot raspberry sauce over vanilla ice cream is a true classic combination in German cooking. It’s a simple, yet company-worthy, dessert that I can pretty much guarantee will leave you wanting more (well, if you like raspberries anyway). Sometimes we need simple after we’ve just spent several weeks with lots of baking, cooking and preparing…
Desserts
Quick Plum Streusel Cake (Pflaumenkuchen)
I know, I know, a plum streusel cake isn’t the kind of savoury recipes I said I would try to do for my next few posts. To be fair, I did warn that it’s plum and apple season right now and that might sway me. Obviously, it did. How could anyone resist putting these dark purple…
Cherry Chocolate Pound Cake
In my previous post, I talked about how German Chocolate Cake has nothing to do with Germany. With this post I’m bringing you a chocolate cake that’s decidedly German. It’s a cherry chocolate pound cake, to be exact. This is not the definitive German cake that’s chocolate because there are just so many different types, but it combines…
Fresh Apricot Cake (Aprikosenkuchen)
I’m obsessed with this fresh apricot cake right now. It’s nothing fancy but it’s perfect for summer, especially if you’re going to have coffee and cake with family. The slightly lemon-y vanilla cake is simple, fluffy and pairs wonderuflly with the slightly tart apricots. Apparently, it’s something I’ve been missing in my life here because I’m having such…
Spaghetti Ice Cream (Spaghettieis)
This is spaghetti ice cream (Spaghettieis). It’s a quintessential German frozen treat that’s relatively unheard of outside of Germany. While it might look strange to some, it’s just a few familiar ingredients put together to create something deliciously unique. Some say it’s most beloved by children, but I know plenty of adults, like myself, that still treat…