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Linzer Torte German Recipe

Linzer torte, an Austrian sweet tart/cake. This amazing pastry goes great with a cup of coffee during your afternoon tea time. It’s possibly one of the oldest cake recipes with a crumbly shortbread made with almond flour and lemon zest. Choose a jam which is mildly sweet like red currant …

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Speculaas / Spekulatius Cookies with Vanilla Cream Filling

You could just bake regular Speculaas aka Speculoos or Spekulatius Cookies with this recipe but why not make it even better with these Oreo-like versions with a vanilla cream filling? So delicious and addictive! If you like Cookie Butter, you will definitely love these Speculaas Cookies! Equipment cookie cutter: https://amzn.to/3l1vYdB …

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Mole Cake | Maulwurfkuchen – German Recipe

Mole Cake or known as Maulwurfkuchen in Germany is a simple chocolate cake base filled with fresh bananas and topped with cream. Ingredients: CAKE: 4 egg whites a pinch of salt 125 g sugar 125 g unsalted butter (room temperature) 4 egg yolks 1 Tbsp vanilla sugar / 1 tsp …

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Why Wait for Christmas to Enjoy Lebkuchen ( Lebkuchen Rezept )

This Lebkuchen recipe is such an easy German Christmas recipe to make. It’s made in one bowl, baked, decorated, and then cut. But the results … the house smells like I’m back in Germany. PREP TIME 20 minutes BAKE TIME 23 minutes TOTAL TIME 43 minutes SERVINGS: Makes 32 bars INGREDIENTS: 1 …

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How to make Vanilla Crescents / Almond Crescent Cookies / Vanillekipferl

The best Vanilla Crescent Cookie recipe for Christmas! Traditionally baked in December in Germany and loved by (almost) all. Almond flour and Vanilla give these cookies their specific and heavenly taste. And like always: Fresh tastes best! Ingredients 250 g Flour 120 g Almond Flour or Meal 125 g Sugar 1 tbsp Vanilla Sugar ¼ tsp Baking Powder 3 Egg Yolks …

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Kirschenmichel – Easy Bread Pudding with Cherries / Ofenschlupfer / Kirschauflauf / Auflauf mit Kirschen

Kirschenmichel? Kirschenplotzer? Ofenschlupfer? Semmelauflauf? These are all various forms of German bread puddings. The first two are with cherries, the third with apples, and the last with just bread (although my Mutti would put raisins in hers) Kirschenmichel translates into “cherry Michael” Kirschenplotzer translates into “fallen cherries” Ofenschlupfer translates into “slide into the …

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German Chocolate Rum Balls & Rum Truffles

Chocolate Rum Balls are a real treat and we have two versions in Germany: The smaller rum balls that are more like truffles and the snowball sized rum balls that bakeries in the North sell – made from cake leftovers. Both versions are absolutely to die for! While it seems …

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