Who hasn’t got a jar full of cookie cutters in their cupboard? Those simple metal ones you had to buy because … well, because you really liked the shape of them? We have them, too. Dozens of Christmas-themed stars, snow flakes, Santas and gingerbread men, as well as slightly less Christmassy dinosaurs, aeroplanes and a…
Although I had never heard of Stir Up Sunday before, the idea greatly appealed to me: traditionally the last Sunday before Advent was used in Britain to make the Christmas pudding. The family would gather and each member would get their turn stirring the pudding. With the advent of convenience food, however, this tradition is…
When Dana challenged me to take part in a bakealong – or ‘Friendly Fire’, as she calls it in her naturally belligerent ways, I felt excited and scared at the same time: have you seen Dana’s blog, I’ve Got Cake? Her posts, pictures and recipes are a-ma-zing! I lover her potty-mouth style and envy her…
Living in exile means not only missing the foods you grew up with, but also falling in love with the foods you encounter in your new home. In an ideal world, you are able to combine the flavours and textures in some sort of fusion – which is what I have tried to do with…
This is a post about cheesecake. Not any cheesecake, but the one you’ve always wanted to make. The one your granny or aunt made for you when you were little, but when you asked how they did it they just told you not to bother, it was too difficult. And that was it. When Marta…
I have to admit, I would have missed the episode of the Great British Bake Off had it not been for my son, who excitedly called to tell me they were doing a German cake, and what ‘Schichttorte‘ was. I had no idea, so I did what every German baker worth their salt would have done in…
After going against tradition with my allotment-style wedding cake and the Spiderman cake I made for my daughter’s birthday, here is the proof that I can do ‘traditional’, too: Can you guess the theme of this 3rd birthday party? I promise I’ll post a ‘Hello Kitty’ picture to the first person to write the correct…
Last week I stumbled across Frau Dietz’ blog Eating Wiesbaden, where she describes her life as an British expat in Germany. I loved her introductions to various German delicacies, such as the cheesecake, in her list of top 4 German cakes. Having previously posted recipes for Sachertorte (Frau Dietz’ no. 3) and the Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (no. 1),…
Germany has many different dialects, probably due to the fact that the country as such used to be a whole bunch of kingdoms, duchies and whatever else they could come up with, including free cities. Only with the formation of a German empire in 1871 did Germany, or Deutschland, as such come into existence, and the local rulers…
I have been looking forward to the plum season for weeks – we’ve had some damsons, which one of our neighbours kindly let us harvest, but nothing quite beats the rich juiciness of ripe plums. And what better to do with them than make a cake! The name of this very traditional traybake, Zwetschgendatschi, literally means…
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