4 german cake recipes

German plum cake (Zwetschgenkuchen) layers fresh plum wedges over a yeast-and-baking-powder dough, finished with cardamom sugar. A late-summer Bavarian classic for coffee hour.

By using most whole wheat flour and olive oil makes this German plum cake much healthier but still tastes super moist and delicious.

Kekstorte is a classic German no-bake cookie cake layering crisp butter cookies with rum-spiked cocoa-coconut cream, chilled overnight in a loaf pan until sliceable and rich.

Traditional German Lebkuchen honey cakes spiced with cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and nutmeg, studded with candied citron and brushed with a clear sugar glaze.