I first stumbled upon an old-fashioned blitz torte, a German layer cake traditionally filled with custard and topped with meringue, when researching recipes for my second cookbook, “The Vintage Baker.

Meringue-topped cakes filled with whipped cream and berries: A blitz torte never goes out of style. By Melissa Clark When my friend Ursula Reshoft-Hegewisch offers to bring dessert, my answer is ...

I love to bake, so I often volunteer to bring a dessert when gathering with friends to celebrate a birthday. This month we celebrated my friend Ann's birthday. Ann has lived and traveled all over the ...

Known in Germany and Austria as Blitz Kuchen, this cake’s name refers to the fact that you can make two cakes at once as “quick as lightning, (blitz in German),” says Susan G. Purdy. She calls this ...

Und so geht’s: Backofen auf 180 Grad Ober- und Unterhitze vorheizen. Die Eier trennen. Das Eiweiß mit 2 Esslöffel kaltem Wasser steif schlagen, nach und nach den Zucker und den Vanillezucker ...

I am traveling on the West Coast, and have been diligently eating my way southward. I’ve been to Victoria, B.C., for a conference on agriculture and sustainability; to Sooke Harbour, B.C., where I ...

Dear Joyce: Read your plea in the paper and am happy to share the recipe for Blitz Torte. The only hard part about it is getting the layers out of the pan, but practice helps. Blitz Torte 1/2 cup ...

Aber nicht mit diesem Rezept! Denn: Diese köstliche Frischkäse-Torte mit Zitrone ist nicht nur leicht herzustellen, sondern auch richtig frisch und leicht. Und es wird noch besser: Die Blitz-Torte ...

As autumn draws in, nothing beats these mouthwatering dishes from Tom Kerridge's new book This gorgeous German concoction is part cake, part meringue and part custard, with a bit of fruit thrown in ...

I first stumbled upon an old-fashioned blitz torte, a German layer cake traditionally filled with custard and topped with meringue, when researching recipes for my second cookbook, "The Vintage Baker.