Sweet braided yeast loaves have a long tradition for Easter Celebrations here in Germany. Or better said all over Europe ;)
I can understand why – it is pretty easy to make (takes some time, but the yeast is actually doing most of the work) and super delicious. And so versatile! You can make those loaves plain, with raisins or other fruits, nuts, poppy seed, chocolate… and then eat it for breakfast or with a coffee in the afternoon or just all day as a snack (that’s how I do it).
I have to admit those bunnies hardly look like bunnies ;) They are a bit abstract. Or a lot.
Well – but I believe all of you have a good imagination and see bunnies in those little… creatures. Maybe I should have made the ears longer, the head all in all a bit smaller and put something in the face for yes or a nose… next time :) Anyways – these BUNNIES – are a nice treat for your Easter Brunch. They are almost finger food because they are quite small, go well with some butter and jam or just as decoration on the plate. Well I would eat it if it’s a decoration on my plate – so let’s stick to finger food ;)
Some of you might already know that I worked for Disney in Florida for some time when I was younger.
I was working at the German Pavilion in EPCOT (for those who don’t know EPCOT – it is kind of an amusement park with several pavilions around a big lake, each representing a country, like Germany, China, Italy or the UK). Right next to China was the pavilion of Norway with a really nice restaurant and several shops to buy stuff from Scandinavia – and a bakery. A really good bakery! READ MORE
Dreikönigskuchen aka. Three King’s Cake is a traditional yeast cake from southern Germany and Switzerland. At home at Lake Constance, you bake this cake for January 6th – the day of the Three Wise Kings. An important day for the Catholic Church – and for us regular folks an important day because of the delicious cake you get served ;)
Damson plum pies have a long tradition in our family. I’ve been helping to bake cakes like that since I was a little kid. Back then I could only help to place the damson plums on top…but I helped ;P Today, I love to make a delicious Damson Plum Cake aka. German Zwetschgendatschi like this one here from start to finish as soon as the plum season starts at the farmer’s markets in late summer. Zwetschgendatschi is a super simple yet extremely delicious cake that has a lot of fans in Germany! Could you say »no« to a slice of this cake with some whipped cream on top?! ;P
Cakes with Damson plums have a long tradition in the area I grew up as a kid (Southern Germany). They are extremely popular in late summer and autumn. We even have a special name for them that differed from other areas in Germany. Normally you would say »Zwetschgenkuchen« which translates to »Damson Plum Cake« – in the south, you will often hear »Zwetschgendatschi« instead ;) So this Damson Plum Cake with Streusels is actually called Zwetschgendatschi with Streusels. I know… it makes no sense, but it is how it is ;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 ;) 
