I made a classic German cake today – a cake that is quite popular here in Germany: German Mole Cake with Bananas. Most people here probably know this cake from the supermarket where you can find it in the aisle with baking ingredients… as a box cake mix ;) Well. Nothing we are using here, so this one is made from scratch, of course. And much better than the one from the box I have to add ;P
Sheet cakes are a great thing, usually quite easy to prepare and great for a larger crowd of people. If you like sheet cakes, but for various reasons, you don’t want to prepare so much cake at once, you can easily make a smaller version of a full sheet cake. I’ve gotten into the habit of adapting my recipes so they can easily be used for a smaller baking sheet – in the case of this German Butter Cake, you can simply scale it up to get a full sheet ;)
Mother’s Day is happening next Sunday – time to think about whether to get some flowers or to invest some time to make mom something delicious. As you can probably imagine, I ALWAYS go for the second option…. who would have thought ;) So, if you want to rattle the mixing bowls as well and bake your mom a delicious cake, here’s a little cake I think she (and you) will love: a Japanese Strawberry Shortcake Cake with Baileys Strawberries & Cream. So many good things coming together in one little (giant) cake ;)
Mother’s Day is coming up soon – I hope you all out there have the opportunity to see your mothers this year. Times are tough right now. In case you are able to see your family and mom on Mother’s Day, I recommend baking something for your mom instead of buying flowers. This is a baking blog here – of course – I will always recommend baking something like cakes or cupcakes ;P Flowers are much nicer to look at in the garden anyway instead of being cut off on a table… So who can I offer the first slice of this Raspberry Ombre Cheesecake Charlotte? ;)
Last week I showed you some of my favorite rhubarb recipes in my “Best of Rhubarb Recipes” article. Just in case you want more, I got a delicious and really simple new rhubarb recipe for your: Rhubarb Shortbread Streusel Bars. Delicious rhubarb filling meets crunchy streusel – one of the best combinations out there. You should really give it a try!
I can’t believe it… it’s been five years already since Andrea from Zimtkeks & Apfeltarte and I started our “Bake Together – The Baking Surprise”. Five whole years ;) Quite a long time, isn’t it? Every month a new recipe, sometimes even a whole week of recipes where we surprise each other. We’ve done quite a lot already… and there is coming more soon! ;) Well… let’s celebrate today with this “tiny little” Rainbow Cake. I needed something colorful to put that candle on top ;P
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 ;)
