German Cakes

Blaubeer Käsekuchen: German Blueberry Cheesecake
German Speculoos Cheesecake (Spekulatius Käsekuchen)
Gingerbread Spice (For Authentic German Lebkuchen)
Homemade Apple Strudel (Apfelstrudel)
Yeast-Raised Pumpkin Donuts (Pumpkin Berliner)
Easy German Apple Cake (Apfelkuchen)
Spiced Plum Marzipan Tart
Versunkener Apfelkuchen: Sunken Spiced Apple Cake In Mugs
Schicht-Käsekuchen: German Layered Cheesecake
The Difference Between German and American Cheesecake: Quark!
Rharbarber Käsekuchen: German Cheesecake with Rhubarb Compote
Zitronenkuchen: German Lemon Sheet Cake
Eierlikörwaffeln: Egg Liqueur Waffles
Bananenschnitten: Austrian Banana Cream Cake
Apfel Quark Muffins: Whole Wheat Apple Quark Muffins

Hallo! I'm Sophie Sadler, cookbook author of 'The German Home Kitchen', coming this September, and German food blogger at dirndl kitchen since 2015. I am so happy you’re here! 🥨

I moved from Trier, Germany to the U.S. in 2009 and soon terribly missed the flavors of home. Crusty German bread, flaky pastries, afternoon Kaffee & Kuchen, and, of course, Döner Kebab and pretzel s! So, I started sharing my love for German food and traditions with fun, easy-to-follow recipes. Stay a while, bookmark some recipes, and let’s cook together!

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Authentic, Soft German Pretzels (Brezeln)
Döner Kebab Recipe (Chicken Version)
German Potato Salad with Würstchen
How to make Donuts (German Berliner)
Pretzel Beer Bubble Bread
Easy German Apple Cake (Apfelkuchen)
Rumtopf Tagebuch: German Rumpot Recipe
Creamy Pasta Salad Recipe (Nudelsalat)