5 german fruit cake Recipes

butter, softened (6 tbsp), sugar (75 g), vanilla sugar (sub with 1 tsp vanilla extract plus 1 tbsp sugar), eggs, flour , plus, flour (150 g), baking powder, salt, milk

egg whites, at room temperature, cream of tartar, sugar (divided ), egg yolks, all-purpose flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt, fruit juice or 1/2 cup water, orange zest (optional), vanilla or 1 tsp rum flavoring, cherry flavored liqueur (for sprinkling cake layers), softened butter, icing sugar (approx .), strong coffee, sour cherries, frozen & defrosted (pitted) or 3 -4 cups canned & drained cherries (remove pits), whipping cream, sugar, vanilla, chocolate curls

margarine or 1/4 lb butter, softened, eggs, separated, sugar (150 g or 1/2 cup plus 3 tbsp ), flour (150 g or 1/2 cup plus 3 tbsp ), dry yeast, vanilla (or 1 tbsp sugar), milk (approximate), prepared custard (optional), fresh fruit such as strawberries (or kiwis, apricots, cherries), fruit jam mixed with a little water, to glaze (red currant, strawberry or apricot jam), freshly whipped cream, to serve

cream-style cottage cheese, dehydrated potato flakes, eggs, salt, sugar, grated lemon rind, raisins, margarine or 1/4 cup butter, sugar or syrup or fruit preserves