Cakes & biscuits
Recipes for delicious and simple cakes and biscuits
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The Easter Chicken: a slightly twisted traditional German Easter recipe
Why not bake a traditional German Easter lamb this Easter? While many German housewives traditionally bake an Easter lamb for Easter, we're making an Easter chicken. And we're pimping the recipe to make it perfect for Spring. Here's what we did.
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Mum’s easy apple teacake: a favourite childhood recipe
Comfort food is what most of us are craving right now. One of my favourite comfort foods is my Mum's apple teacake. Simple to make - you can make it with kids - and perfect for afternoon tea.
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Simple mini stroopwafel cheesecakes: the best reminder of the best ever mother-daughter trip to Amsterdam
I was struggling to find a suitable recipe to remind Miss M and I of our trip to Amsterdam. Nothing seemed quite right. Then, out the blue, the idea hit me: combine cheese and stroopwafels and make mini stroopwafel cheesecakes. Even better, my idea would mean that they would make next to no time to make.
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Easy funfetti cupcakes recipe: putting the fun back in funfetti
These funfetti cupcakes are easy, tasty and fun. They make any celebration fun and are the perfect pick-me-up. They are perfect for baking with and for kids, young and old.
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Easy, delicious and unusual maple ginger tarte Tatin
It snowed this morning. The first snow of the season. It made me want comfort food and I immediately thought of a recipe that I had been ruminating on for a few weeks: Maple ginger tarte Tatin, with a Tea with Mum twist, of course.
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How to make delicious Berliner doughnuts
Tomorrow, Carnival starts in the Rhineland! At this time of year, you can't get past eating Berliner doughnuts! While this recipe takes time (the dough has to proof), it is super easy and guaranteed to succeed. Just follow these simple steps to make your own.
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Fairy cakes with crushed raspberry cream: the only vanilla cupcake recipe you will ever need
Fairy cakes are the ultimate kid's birthday party staple. These fairy cakes with crushed raspberry cream are so easy and quite delicious and definitely elevate the simple fairy cake to something special.
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Grandma’s peanut butter biscuits: Simply the best peanut butter cookies in the world (but I’m biased)
My Grandma was a baker. She loved to bake and always had cookies on hand for us to eat. My favourites? Hands down, her peanut butter biscuits. Here's her secret recipe.
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Terraces: German Christmas biscuits
Terraces - or Terrassen in German - are my favourite German Christmas biscuit because of their more subtle flavours. They are fun and easy to make with kids and somehow, kinda special.
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Zimtsterne: German cinnamon stars
Zimtsterne or cinnamon stars are arguably the quintessential German Christmas biscuit. They look like snow coloured stars and all that cinnamon makes them smell and taste that just screams Christmas. They are the perfect addition to our trio of German Christmas biscuits.
