Stollen – A Christmas Delight from Dresden

So many of our Christmas traditions are in fact imports from Germany.  The most notable import is the Christmas Tree which Prince Albert (Queen Victoria’s husband for those whose history is a little rusty) introduced in the mid 19th Century.  The Stollen is another more recent addition.  I have been asking around and I think…

Porcelain Marzipan Buttercream Cake in Dresden

I have been neglecting my blogging duties and services to baking.  We have already been back from “us holidays” for a week  and I completely failed to make a single blog post whilst travelling through Germany.  I also somewhat failed to indulge in the delights of Kuchen.  What went wrong?  Well I put it down to…