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Cinnamon and Poppyseed Rolls

I was craving home baked dessert and ever since the Classic German Baking book, I am eager to make some traditional poppy seed cakes. However, I still need to organise a good grinder for the poppy seeds. Until such time, and because I had discovered the below tin in a Polish supermarket, I wanted to try and make some form of poppy seed pastry.

What we did

I did’t want to think much and…

Minnie Mouse Chocolate Cake

It was my colleague’s leaving lunch and I was volunteering to make a cake. It is usually the both of us that bring in cakes and bakes for work, so I wanted to make sure to bring in something she loves. She wanted a salted caramel and chocolate cake. She also likes Minnie Mouse so I thought I could use my half spheres to make a Minnie Mouse shaped cake.

What we did

We first did a bit of…

Scandi Cinnamon Buns (Act II) – Scandikitchen

As planned we made these again this weekend. We did indeed find some Nib/Pearl sugar and bought some more date syrup.

Cinnamon buns in the morning sunshine What we did

I pretty much followed the recipe this time. I halved the recipe as 36 cinnamon rolls is a bit too indulgent for two as yummy as they are. I may have been a bit generous with the spicing and not exactly halved them.

W…

Nussecken – Classic German Baking

I remember Nussecken from my childhood. Although not overly keen on nut bakes, it has always been the chocolate corners that lured me in. It’s the chocolate that marries it all together, the nuts, the biscuit, a sweet kick from the jam in the middle and chocolate. My girlfriend requested this recipe next from Classic German Baking and I was happy to oblige.

What we did

I followed the…

Zimtbrezeln – Classic German Baking

Last summer we read My Berlin Kitchen by Luisa Weiss after our amazing trip to Berlin. The book featured a few recipes which we successfully tried out, such as Pflaumenmus (spiced plum jam) and Berliner Pfannkuchen (doughnuts filled with plum jam). The stories and recipes in her book reminded me of my own childhood in Berlin.

For my birthday, my girlfriend gave me Classic German Baking which…