Bienenstich, or Bee Sting Cake, is a classic German dessert made of a sweet yeast dough filled with creamy vanilla custard and topped with caramelized almonds.
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Gateau Nantais: French Rum Cake
Gateau Nantais is a dense almond pound cake imbibed with dark rum and topped with a thin glaze. The rich cake with its delicate sheet of
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Almond Macarons with Dark Chocolate Ganache
These French macarons are flavored with slightly bitter almond and filled with a rich dark chocolate ganache. They have a crisp exterior that shatters into a soft, chewy interior. While macarons are usually a tea-side treat, the chocolate almond flavor begs for a cup of coffee.
Julekake: Norwegian Christmas Bread
Julekake is a sweet Christmas bread spiced with cardamom and studded with raisins and candied citrus. Julekake is popular in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark and can
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Zimtsterne: German Cinnamon Star Cookies
Zimtsterne are traditional German Christmas cookies with royal icing. These cookies are moist and chewy cinnamon stars glazed with a thin, crisp layer of royal icing.
Turrón de Alicante: Spanish Almond Nougat
Turrón is Spanish nougat that’s a popular Christmas candy. As soon as the holiday season begins, you start to see turrón everywhere. Turrón comes in hundreds of varieties and flavors, but the classic is made with almonds. This recipe for turrón de Alicante is loaded with toasted almonds and caramel-honey flavor.
Gevulde Speculaaskoeken: Almond Filled Spice Cookies
Gevulde koeken and a hot cup of coffee are a gezellig cold-weather ritual. And naturally, I had to mix the comforting spices from speculaas cookies with the classic gevulde koek.