Cakes

Fruit cakes, coffee cakes, and celebration cakes for special occasions.

Blog anniversary: Peach and Rosemary Cake

Blog anniversary: Peach and Rosemary Cake

One year. It’s been exactly one year since I started my blog bake and nourish! You know as you say that time goes by so quickly? I don’t feel that way about this past year. Because when I look back, it seems like it’s been…

A word about sugar … sugar-free banana bread

A word about sugar … sugar-free banana bread

Sugar has always been quite a controversial topic for me. On the one hand, I know the health damages sugar can cause and on the other hand, I love cake, pastries, and sweet treats. So how can that work? I have to admit I’m struggling ……

Red Currant and Apricot Crumble Cake

Red Currant and Apricot Crumble Cake

Looking outside my window, it seems that summer is finally over. This past weekend I was still outside enjoying the sun, but today it’s grey and rainy in Munich. I can’t believe that the summer months have passed by so rapidly. Why does it always…

Healthy Zucchini Bread

Healthy Zucchini Bread

Have you ever heard of or eaten Zucchini bread? You are probably a big fan of carrot cake (who isn’t?), so you know that putting veggies into your baked goods makes a lot of sense. But Zucchini? When I saw a recipe some months ago,…

White chocolate raspberry cheesecake … a tribute to NYC

White chocolate raspberry cheesecake … a tribute to NYC

There are many things New York City is famous for. One of them is cheesecake! Hardly anyone can resist the velvety texture of the cream cheese filling paired with a crunchy base of biscuits. Although I lived in New York for almost four years, I…

Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake

Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake

It’s been hot for weeks – almost months – now! Something that’s pretty unusual for German summers and I love it! But when it’s hot outside you don’t feel like eating heavy cakes and sweets. That’s why there is ice-cream … or citrusy and light…