I used to work in a famous “ Confiserie - Conditorei - Patisserie ” in Basel Switzerland....they were famous for their chocolates, pastries and cakes...even having boasted of sending parcels regularly to the queen of England!
Himbeer Sahne (Rasperry Cream ) - Café Am Markt - Calw
Are You a Cake-Snob Too?
During the year that I worked there, I came to appreciate good patisserie and to be able to distinguish between quality and “schluck”... Well, even though that was a long time ago, I'm afraid I had become a bit of a cake -snob....flinging around my judgmental critiques faster that you can lick the chocolate off of an electric mixer beater. Even though I've always boasted of the "Swiss Top-Notch" quality in the baking field, I have now come to realize and have had to admit, that the Germans do, in fact, take the cake in this culinary artistry ...( pun intended ! )
Here are some of the delicacies that we were privileged to sample during our recent Black-Forest Steemcation:
Our Decadent 5 Day-Cake-A-Thon:
Black Forest (very boozy!!) - Café Am Markt - Calw
Apple Streussel - Lamm Hotel - Baiersbronn
Apple Studel - Lindau
Bienenstich (Bee Sting) - Café Staufen - Staufen
Badischer Apple Cake - Café Grether - Badenweiler
Tiramisù Cake - Conditorei Capri - Baden Baden
Plum Streussel - Conditorei Capri - Baden Baden
Nougat Caramel - Conditorei Capri - Baden Baden
Rasberry Cake - Café Am Markt - Calw
Our Cake-A-Thon experience was heavenly to say the least.....I would highly recommend such an naughty adventure.
This beautiful art-form/ food-science/ culinary creation ...call it what you may, involves a lot of imagination, hard work and precision, but somehow the Germans manage to make it all seem like a piece of cake....( pun intended!)
