When summer is hot (it does happen from time to time here in Berlin), it’s nice to be able to »bake« something without having to turn on the oven. No-bake cakes are simply perfect on hot days. This Ice Box Cake with Damson Plums & Biscoff Cookies is the perfect candidate and the answer to all your sweet summer dreams. No baking required, only a few simple ingredients, and a real eye-catcher – without doing much in the kitchen. ;)
What can I say – there are many recipes for delicious banana bread out there… and then there are »recipes for absolutely perfect and ultra-extremely delicious« banana breads. This Banana Bread with Caramelized Bananas definitely belongs in the latter category. If you’ve never tried caramelizing bananas before using them in a banana bread recipe, you’ve truly been missing out! We’ll probably never bake any other banana bread again after this one…
These »cookies« are often baked for children’s birthday parties here in Germany – simple Black & White Cookies with chocolate and sugar glaze are quick to prepare and popular with kids. These »cookies« may not be the pinnacle of confectionery art, but they are certainly delicious. If you like, you can decorate them with more than just chocolate and sugar glaze… ;)
When Damson plums arrive at the farmer’s market or in the produce section of supermarkets, we are always very happy to see them! We love these purple fellas because they are very versatile when it comes to baking. This Damson Plum Streusel (Cheesecake) Cake is just one of many examples of what you can do with this type of plum. A really delicious and moist cake with a little twist! ;)
Delicious apricots are available in every supermarket in summer – they come in different sizes and a wide variety of colors – sometimes yellow, sometimes orange, sometimes red. No matter what type of apricots you have on hand, you can use all of them to make this delicious (Sunken) Apricot Cake. An extremely simple cake that tastes awesome. Just like Grandma always made it!
We are huge raspberries fans and everything you can do with those berries. The little red-pink berries are really delicious! Whenever we can grab some (at a good price) from the farmers market, we love to make something delicious like this No-Bake Raspberry Cheesecake. Not only does it taste wonderful, it also looks really great, doesn’t it?! Serve something like that with a cup of coffee and everyone will be very happy!
I love my job, but in between I love to bake and try new things in the kitchen. A lot of my friends and colleagues encourage me to bake - for a very simple reason: they get the leftovers - and it seems they like it most of the time ;) 
