Kuchen (German for "cake") is a kind of catchall name for several different pastries. Some are cakes with fruit, while others are more like custard tarts, or they can be a combination of the two. A ...

There are as many types of kuchen recipes as there are German cooks, says reader Judi Sayler. “My kuchen recipes are handed down from my grandmother, who was a ‘German from Russia.’ She made several ...

Betty Bensel from Columbia, Md., was looking for a recipe for a butter kuchen like the one made by the Heitzman Bakery in Louisville, Ky. She said this was a favorite of hers but that she’d had no ...

Betty Bensel from Columbia was looking for a recipe for a butter kuchen like the one made by the Heitzman Bakery in Louisville, Ky. She said this was a favorite of hers but that she had had no luck ...

Diana Kostigen, a local food blogger and Smart Shopper reader, brings us a new weekly recipe including ingredients that are on sale that week! This week she is sharing a wonderful recipe for Mango ...

Dear SOS: My grandmother was German and would bake a loaf of kuchen. It was so delicious. I remember she added sugar to the bread, and we ate it like a dessert. Do you know the recipe? Dear Marie: ...

Cook's notes: In place of apples-sugar-spice combination listed in the ingredients above, feel free to substitute either of these combinations: 2 peaches, sliced, with 1 tablespoon sugar and ¼ ...

As summer transitions into fall, that cool breeze signals the arrival of baking season. Unlike spring that tiptoes in after a cold winter, autumn roars out of the gate offering the finest dessert ...

1. Set the oven at 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch springform pan. Sprinkle the pan with flour and tap out the excess. 2. In a bowl, whisk the flour, cornmeal, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, and ...