German Dessert Recipes

Germany is known for its wide range of delicious desserts, which are simply irresistible! The German desserts include a wide variety of cakes and tarts, which are usually made with fresh fruits like apples, plums, strawberries, and cherries. Some of the most popular German desserts remain to be the cheesecake, the famous Black forest cake, the filled donuts, the German pancakes known as Eierkuchen and the Rote Grutze pudding. Well you can try these authentic German dessert recipes at home now!

Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte - German Black Forest Cake

The Black forest cake known as Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte is a southern German dessert. Typically, it consists of several layers of chocolate cake separated with layers of whipped cream and cherries. Kirschwasser is a clear, colorless fruit brandy, which is used as an ingredient in this cake. The cake is decorated with additional whipped cream, maraschino cherries, and chocolate shavings.

Ingredients
All-purpose flour - 2 cups
White sugar - 2½ cup
Unsweetened cocoa powder - 1 cup
Baking soda - 1½ teaspoon
Salt - 1 teaspoon
Milk - 1½ cup
Shortening - ½ cup
Eggs - 2
Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon
Kirschwasser - ½ cup
Pinch of salt
Pitted cherries - 1 can
Whipped cream - 2 cups
Semisweet chocolate

Preparation:

• First of all, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Cover the base of two 8 inch round pans with parchment paper circles.
• Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and 1-teaspoon salt. Set the mixture aside.
• Now beat the shortening and sugar until the mixture gets light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, vanilla extract and beat well and stir in the milk to form a paste.
• Pour the mixture into the baking pans and bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
• Allow the cake to cool down completely and remove the paper from underneath the cakes.
• Cut each layer in half, horizontally, making 4 layers of the cake.
• Sprinkle all the layers of the cake with Kirschwasser.
• Now whip the cream and blend in the vanilla, sugar, salt and Kirschwasser.
• Spread the whipped cream and cherry filling on every layer of the cake.
• Now, frost the top and sides of the cake.
• Sprinkle with chocolate curls and serve chilled.

Rote Grutze

A popular dessert in northern Germany is Rote Grütze which is a red fruit pudding, usually made with black and red currants, raspberries and strawberries or cherries. It is traditionally served with cream, but also common with vanilla sauce or whipped cream.

Ingredients

Black currants - 1 lbs
Raspberries - 1½ lbs
Sugar - 1 cup
Water - 1 quart
Cornstarch - ½ cup
Rum - 1 cup

Preparation

• Wash the currents and berries and pick out the stems.
• Combine the fruit with water and sugar in a saucepan.
• Bring the mixture to a boil and cook the fruit over medium heat until done.
• Do not overcook the mixture; the fruits should retain the shape.
• Stir in the cornstarch into some water and dissolve it into the juice.
• Bring the mixture to boil, cook until thickened, and then remove from heat.
• Blend in the rum in this mixture now.
• Set the pudding and serve chilled with cold milk or cream.