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Basic Streuselkuchen
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Basic German Streuselkuchen (with yeast)
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My daughter Charis was supposed to have baked cupcakes today, but changed her mind after a late night 
So, as there was plenty of butter in my kitchen, I thought I’d knock up a Streuselkuchen (crumble cake).
It has a light and moist yeast base and a really yummy crunchy buttery crumble topping. next time I’ll add some fruit into it.
Basic Classic German Marzipan Cake
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Basic Marzipan Cake
This is a very basic marzipan cake, a classic basic German cake which is firmer and more dense than the English sponge cake. I shall be experimenting with various additions of fruit and/or nuts, as I have so many delicious cake recipes in my German cookery book and folder with old recipes from my mother, etc.
Anyway, many, many years ago I made this cake as a birthday cake for my son. He is really keen on marzipan, so he requested this cake recently.
I have a terrible admission to make: I had not baked in nearly two decades, and for some reason amidst moving homes my baking equipment got either sadly missing or was thrown out due to not working anymore. I tend to focus on spicy, savoury dishes, so baking had never been my forté, even though I produced some pretty awesome cakes in the past. This I will need to change and get myself back into baking again (maybe invest in some decent equipment ….)
Anyway, after all this time, this cake is my first *again*
Stollen
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Sumptious moist Stollen
With or without Marzipan
Traditionally Stollen is baked at Christmas AND Easter. It’s the same recipe. The only difference is that at Easter you have it for breakfast and is eaten together with hard boiled eggs and home cooked smoked ham, unusual combination but really delicious. Well, this is how my Bavarian grandmother always did it, and I have kept the tradition.
Stollen was as important in my family as pasty was to my in-law family from Cornwall. My mother was one of five sisters, so there was always great competition who baked the best stollen …. My preference was always the one my aunt Carla made. Of course I never dared to admit that whilst my mother was alive!!
