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Quick and Easy Plum Cake

If you are short on time and can’t make the traditional German Zwetschgendatschi with yeast dough, you may want to try this version. Instead of yeast, we are going to work with baking powder as the leavener. The base is a sort of cream cheese/sour cream type of dough relying on oil instead of butter. It comes together in minutes and can immediately be baked. No rising times, no waiting. I like my fruit cakes with lots and lots of crumbs on top. These have some silvered almonds included. However, you may omit the crumbs or streusel completely or make the simple version with flour, butter, and sugar. I provide the recipe for a half-sheet cake below. If you want to have a full sheet, simply double all amounts.

08/08/2025

Tarta de Santiago – Gluten-Free Cake from Spain

The “tarta de Santiago” or “tarta de Compostela” stems from the Spanish city Santiago de Compostela in the north west in the provence Galicia. It is a gluten-free almond cake, which was already served by Don Pedro de Portocarrero in 1577 when professors were ordained in the university of Santiago de Compostela. This means this cake dates back centuries, originally it only contained almonds, sugar, and eggs. It was only later that additional ingredients were added. in 2006 the cake was geographically protected, it had to be made in the provence Galicia for it to deserve the name tarta de Santiago. Moreover, it needed to have a certain amount of almonds, sugar, and eggs and had to be dusted with icing sugar, leaving out the Jacob’s cross. Otherwise it is not a tarta de Santiago, see details here. When we had the chance to visit the city in summer 2025, we tried this cake right there and then, obviously. I immediately decided to make the cake while still on holiday. My brother-in-law (Spanish), declared this cake his new favorite. Today, Santiago’s name day, which is on July 25, I decided to publish the recipe for this delicious cake.

25/07/2025

Simple Apricot Cake

This simple apricot cake is exactly what you need for a picnic, I took pictures outside on purpose. Sitting in a green area with a piece of this cake sounds perfect to me. The cake is easy to make and does not require any chilling times. Even though there are only two of us, we gobbled it up quickly. I was inspired by this simple cherry cake, but I would be me if I didn’t tweak the recipe a bit and made it even simpler. If you are looking for some more recipes with apricots or peaches, how about this blog article with 14 apricot and peach recipes.

11/07/2025

12 Tips for Cheesecakes with no Cracks

You are wondering how you can manage to make delicious cheesecake without the dreaded cracks? Look no further, below I list twelve tips for perfect cheesecake. The main takeaways are that you bake it in a waterbath even if the recipe doesn’t call for it (I have a super simple method, see point number 7) and that you are patient when cooling it. Remember: cheesecake hates sudden changes of temperature. This holds true for baking as well as for cooling it off. It all should be done slowly and delicately. The best is if you prepare cheesecake the day before as it gives you time to chill and put in the fridge. After providing my tips for perfect cheesecake, you will find 15 recipes for delicious cheesecakes, including some with German quark, some with sour cream, heavy cream, etc. I also include the recipe for Japanese cheesecake and the one from Spain.

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20/06/2025

German Cheesecake with No Crust

My grandma was a wonderful cook and she baked the most amazing cakes. I was gifted a recipe booklet from her. She passed away a few years ago so you probably can understand that this is a little treasure for me. Today I am introducing a German cheesecake recipe I found in this little booklet of hers. She titled it “Quarckkuchen”. I was surprised she actually had written down measurements for the recipe, that is not always the case. A full kilo of German quark (similar to farmer’s cheese) has to go into the cake. Maybe you can find quark in Aldi or Lidl? Unfortunately, the steps involved in making this cake were pretty limited, e.g. no oven temperature or time was given. So I decided to give it a go and put into place what I have learned so far of cheesecakes and how to avoid cracks. I think the result speaks for itself, there were no cracks whatsoever, I am so proud. I wish I could hand a piece to my grandma for her to try.

06/06/2025

Strawberry Vanilla Cake with Roses made out of Buttercream

Mom, I made this strawberry vanilla cake for you. Because you love roses so much. I made this for Mother’s Day. The vanilla cake layers are a moist and sturdy base, which is then filled with a strawberry filling. This time I decided not to make my beloved sponge cake, but instead tried a new recipe. Yes, the filling does contain butter, but it also has a large part of strawberries and also cream cheese. I feel it tastes lighter than any buttercream. This cake is perfect for Mother’s Day, but obviously it can also serve as the base for any wedding cake. You can see in this video how I make the roses.

09/05/2025

Super Easy and Quick Rhubarb Cake

You need a super easy and quick rhubarb cake that is simple to make and done rather quickly? I got you covered. We are going to make a dough that serves as the base as well as the crumbs. This dough does not need to chill like pie crust and this is also the reason why the cake is in the oven rather quickly. The filling also has to be prepared, but not be heated, it will be placed raw on the base and then baked to perfection. In Germany this cake is traditionally served with a dollop of whipped cream and/or icing sugar sprinkled on top. I originally had planned to dust the cake before taking pictures, but I somehow forgot. I digged into the warm cake and devoured two pieces, that is how excited I got!

02/05/2025

Strawberry Tiramisu Roll

Are you interested in an impressive dessert, which does not require any baking and which can be prepared in advance? Then look no further, this strawberry tiramisu roll is perfect for you. We will not turn on the oven, we will only whip up some mascarpone with heavy cream and chop some strawberries, that is mainly it, the rest is taken care of by the fridge. Additional bonus points: this recipe does not require any eggs or alcohol.

26/04/2025

Sticky Toffee Pudding from the UK – We need to celebrate

It is the seventh anniversary of my bike accident today. I had brain bleeding, a concussion, and lost a tooth. Despite all of these symptoms, I did not get any permanent damage, which I am extremely grateful for. If you want to read about the details of my accident, check the details here. Obviously I have to celebrate this special day with a decadent cake, obviously. Today I decided for British sticky toffee pudding. I have mentioned it before, we were in Scotland last fall for the first time and at some point I ate sticky toffee pudding. This is a sticky date cake that is served with a toffee sauce. It is a dream come true if you ask me. You can do single servings, but I decided for the more traditional route and went with a cake you can cut into slices. The warmth and cozyness of this cake is to die for, can I interest you in making it?

23/04/2025

Rhubarb Strudel

I am introducing rhubarb strudel to you today. I already have an article on how to make strudel dough from scratch on the blog. Of course I have an apple strudel on here as well. However, I wanted to include a spring version of strudel and decided to go for rhubarb. But try to imagine this, as a food blogger it can often take several weeks before a recipe goes on the blog. This means seasonal fruits/vegetables are needed very early on. I mean, you may make the recipe, you have to take pictures, you need to tweak the recipe, write it down, rewrite segments, etc. I am telling you, it takes a while. So when I was looking for rhubarb, it was still March. However, since I saw asparagus and strawberries being sold, which are usually in season at the same time, I thought I may also find rhubarb. But no, rhubarb, I was told, is definitely not available until April.

11/04/2025

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