Her family was 1st generation German, so this is a fairly traditional recipe! Some people shy away from old-fashioned recipes, thinking they’re too time-consuming or complicated.

It’s the perfect coffee cake for breakfast, brunch or a casual dessert. In this recipe from our cookbook, “ Milk Street Bakes ,” we add a pop of color with a layer of fresh blueberries.

I’ve never made kuchen before but it sounded delicious to me and seemed easy. The recipe starts with a shortbread crust of flour, sugar, salt and butter, pressed into the bottom of an 11-by-7 ...

(The fruit cake can be kept, covered, at room temperature for 1 day.) Notes One Serving Calories 276 kcal, Protein 4.3 gm, Carbohydrate 50 gm, Cholesterol 59 mg, Total Fat 7.3 gm, Saturated Fat 4 gm.

3. Place the almond paste in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed to break the almond paste into small pieces.

There's nothing like a coffee in good company with a delicious piece of cake. The Germans even have their own word for it: Kaffeeklatsch. Get your cups out, we present five specialities of German ...