I must say it’s one of my all time favorites. The article 'The king of Kuchen in Black Forest, Germany' was published in partnership with Lonely Planet.I’m a huge fan of boozy desserts and this cake is no exception. They last for a year, you know.Ĭorrection: A previous version of this article provided an incorrect translation for the phrase Kaffee und Kuchen. Even if you miss the fun, there isĪlways the option of - whisper it very quietly - taking home a Black Forest The Black Forest's most famous export with baking contests and brass bands, theįestival is held in Todtnauberg, a village with fine views of the region's ![]() Timing your Black Forest trip to catch the annual Black Forest Gateau Festival. If you can never have your fill of cake, consider Order a sliceĪnd do as royalty and celebrities have done before you – savour it on theĬhestnut tree-shaded terrace, watching the world go decadently by. Too good to eat, sits the crowning glory, Black Forest gateau. Alongside petit fours, éclairs and fruit tarts that look (almost) Gentrified city of leafy avenues, belle-époque villas and delightfully The Romans discovered the therapeutic benefits of its waters. The grande dame of Germany's spa towns, Baden-Baden “I only ever bake a couple of cakes atĪ time and use top quality Kirschwasser,”Īdds flavour to the shortcrust pastry base, too." The Sheik of Dubai and the BBC’s Hairy Bikers have made the pilgrimageįor the prized Black Forest gateau at Café Schäfer, baked by Claus Schäfer, the heir to Josef Keller’s originalġ915 Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte recipe. The world's biggest cuckoo clock, Triberg is a kitsch, quaint, storybook Taste of the real deal, try the following spots:įamous as the home of Germany's highest waterfall and Sourness of the cherries perfectly offsetting the sweetness of the cream. Get it right and the dessert is light and spongy, the Get it wrong and theĬake is gooey and boozy. (cherry schnapps) and a dusting of chocolate shavings. Lashings of whipped cream, a dash of Kirschwasser The gateau’s core ingredients - layers of moist sponge and sour cherries, No matter what the size, all are in agreement as to He made the cake small enough to fit in a picnic basket, just big Of baker Johannes Ruf who runs the Holzoffenbaeckerei in St Peter. Other locals have embraced the new - and highlyĬontroversial - Black Forest gateau that can be found in a tin, the brainchild With a brisk three-hour hike through woods of fir and pine, or sing the praises Hilltop cafes, where you have to earn your Kuchen Serves Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee and cake) at 3pm sharp.Īsk the locals where to find the best Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (known as Blackįorest gateau in England) and they will probably rattle off the names of a few traditional Half-timbered towns with a rustic, fairy-tale-like prettiness. Scenic roads dipĪnd rise through the region, past farmhouses huddling on hillsides and Wooded hills, high pastures and valleys than one big forest. When the landscape appears monochromatic, and it is more a series of thickly ![]() It is definitely more green than black, unless seen on a snowy day ![]() ![]() Karlsruhe almost to the Swiss border, the Black Forest is something of a Stretching some 200km east of the Rhine, from
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