German Cake
In the actual Black Forest, the cake has whipped cream you would not believe. Kirschwasser from a local distillery. Cherries from a tree someone owns. Friedrich is precise about it because the place demands precision.
Featured german cake recipes
- Black Forest cake in actual Black Forest — Friedrich Bauer · Titisee · Friedrich: the cherries from a tree someone owns, Kirschwasser from a still you can walk to.
- Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, the layered version — Friedrich Bauer · Titisee · Friedrich on the layers, the ratios, and the decoration that is not optional.
- Donauwelle, Danube wave — Iris · Bavaria · Vanilla and chocolate batter, sour cherries, vanilla buttercream, chocolate top.
- Frankfurter Kranz, butter-cream ring — Iris · Frankfurt · A ring of sponge filled with butter cream, rolled in nut brittle.
- Baumkuchen, the tree cake — Iris · Salzwedel · Layer upon layer, baked one at a time on a turning spit. Cross-section like rings.
- Bienenstich, the bee-sting cake — Iris · Andernach · A yeasted cake with a honey-almond crust and a vanilla-cream split through the middle.
- Käsekuchen, German cheesecake — Iris · Munich · Quark, eggs, vanilla. Lighter than New York. Slumps slightly when it cools.
- Gugelhupf, the bundt original — Iris · Bavaria · A yeasted ring cake — the bundt before America made it baking-powder.
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