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Recipe No. 2: German Heavenly Cake with Plums

In case you didn’t know, I love plums. I think it shows on my blog, I have plum strudel, broken-up pancakes with plum compote, or the super popular plum cake with yeast dough available. It probably comes as no surprise that I also wanted to make the German heavenly cake with plums as my second recipe in the small series of plum recipes. I already have a version with raspberries and another with rhubarb on the blog, so now I wanted to add one with plums. Think of a simple batter prepared only with egg yolks, the egg whites are beaten into meringue. You then fill the cake with a plum compote and whipped cream and then you have this delicious German heavenly cake with plums, yum!

10/09/2026

3 Recipes with Plums: Quick Plum Coffee Cake

Tada, this week I am going to introduce three recipes with plum. I am starting it off with this is a super quick plum coffee cake. I decided to make it because you are such big fans of this quick apricot coffee cake. I mean, I do understand why you like it so much, we have been eating a few of those ourselves. Think a batter with a layer of plums on top repeated. This is sprinkled with brown sugar and then baked. I mean, it can’t get any better. It truely is delicious!

08/09/2026

Apple Cider Cake from Germany

Today I am presenting the German apple cider cake. This means a pie crust that is filled with an apple filling mixed with pudding and then topped off with a whipped cream infused with cinnamon. Clearly, I have been missing out, this is an extremely delicious cake. I was on the look for an apple recipe that requires a lot of apples and came across this German recipe. Now I finally get why this cake is so popular in German bakeries and pastry shops. When I tried the first bite, I was sold and needed a second helping immediately, this is so, so good!

28/08/2026

My Favorite Brownies

I had to have a look at my brownie recipe again. It has been on the blog already for nine years. It was good, but not perfect yet. But now I am happy to say that the little changes to it made it perfect. These are my favorite brownies with a nice shiny crust and ultra soft. The recipe contains butter and chocolate, but no cocoa powder. It is a calorie bomb, which I believe brownies should be. It definitely is a decadent recipe, no short cuts. The shiny crust is created by beating the eggs with sugar. I honestly feel that making brownies doesn’t take that long. Instead of reaching for a box, how about making them yourself? They will taste so much better and you know exactly what is inside.

21/08/2026

Peach Layer Cake from Uruguay: postre chajá

I am a bit nostalgic today. I turned 44 yesterday and decided to introduce the most famous cake from Uruguay, my birth country. It originates in Paysandú, the city I was born in. Postre chajá is a sponge cake filled with peaches, whipped cream, the caramel named dulce de leche and meringue. Yes, this cake consists of many components and definitely takes time to prepare. Especially if you are going to make everything from scratch. Normally canned peaches are used, however, I decided to use fresh peaches this time. There is nothing better than fresh, juicy peaches in summer. To reduce the amount of work, I went with bought meringue and dulce de leche.

07/08/2026

Simple Apricot Coffee Cake

Sssshhhhh, I have to share a little secret with you. When I baked this cake for the first time, it was gone so quickly, I didn’t manage to take any pictures. So I made it a second time. Which was also gone in a jiffy. This meant but only one thing, it was worth making it onto the blog. Think of a simple coffee cake that has two layers of apricots added to it. Then you get this simple apricot coffee cake. The best thing is, if prepared the day before, the flavor will intensify, so yes, you can also make it in advance.

31/07/2026

Fraisier with Roasted Strawberries and Pistachio Sponge

I went strawberry picking, here in Munich in Germany. I may have exaggerated it a bit, I picked 5 kilos. And needed to do something with it. So I decided to make a French strawberry cake with it. “Fraisier” means a vanilla sponge cake, a vanilla buttercream, and fresh strawberries. I decided to go for roasted strawberries instead and felt pistachio would be a good combination. The heavy buttercream was replaced by a slightly lighter filling. If you want to, you can prepare the cake the day before, you can also start two days in advance. So let’s give the floor to fraisier!

12/06/2026

German Heavenly Cake with Rhubarb

You have constantly asked when I will finally publish the recipe, so here it is, this is German heavly cake with rhubarb compote. This basically means you will make a traditional batter creaming the butter with sugar, but only adding egg yolks, then beat the egg whites into meringue separately, sprinkle with sliced almonds and then fill with whipped cream and rhubarb compote. No wonder you have constantly checked whether I will finally share the recipe, it simply is so good. I have made it several times just in the last few days.

08/05/2026

Rhubarb Cake with a Pattern (Upside-down Cake)

Are you in the mood to create a cake that has a super pretty rhubarb pattern on top? Sort of like a puzzle? Then you should try this rhubarb cake. It is an upside-down cake, this means, you will have all the time of the world to create the pattern on the bottom of the springform before you even start preparing the batter and fill it up. Once everything has been baked, you are going to flip the cake upside-down. So now the pattern will show on the top, it is so pretty! I personally find this so relaxing, it is so much better than yoga. It feels like a puzzle when you move the rhubarb pieces around to your liking.

04/05/2026

Meringue Roll with Lemon Curd and Fresh Strawberries (Gluten-Free)

If you like pavlova, this meringue roll with lemon curd and fresh strawberries is for you. Bonus point, this roll is completely gluten-free, it consists mainly of egg whites and sugar. Fluffy and light, airy, the feeling of a cloud, this is how this dessert tastes like. As the roll itself contains quite a bit of sugar, I decided to fill it with a tart lemon curd as a nice contrast. In addition, I decided to go for fresh strawberries, but you are free to use any kind of fresh fruit you like. Continue Reading…

01/05/2026

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