German castles — 4 of the most incredible ones — Part II – Travel
German castles -- 4 of the most incredible ones -- Part II
Marcus Hochstadt
Welcome to the second part of my special report of 4 awesome German castles! As I already have told, we have a long history here in Germany and very medieval castles. You can find them all over the country, but those four I have focused on South Germany, so that you do not have to travel hundreds of kilometres/miles and lose valuable time.
I am sure you are hot to get to know them now, so I go straight forward to them:
3. Stuttgart
Stuttgart area has, believe it or not, seven yes 7! castles and palaces. I only explain one of them, the new castle, because it is soooo huge, awesome and one of the most beautiful German castles.
The New Stuttgart castle was built in 1746 as a representative baroque residential palace for "Duke Carl Eugen von Wuerttemberg" long silly name, isnt it. After over sixty years of construction with repeated interruptions, the interior and exterior were completed in 1807. So much to the history.
When you are finished with the visit of this castle, downtown is not far away and you can explore this too. You will find many interesting restaurants, pubs and caf
How to Make a Delicious German Crumble Cake in 4 Simple Steps – Food
How to Make a Delicious German Crumble Cake in 4 Simple Steps
Kori Puckett
In high school, learning a new recipe especially dessert recipes was always my favorite part of a foreign language and culture class. One day during German in my sophomore year, I teamed up with two other classmates to make German Crumble Cake from a magazine. It was quite good, if I do say so myself. Seven years later, it continues to be one of my favorite desserts to bake.
Handling this German dessert recipe is a real hands on experience, as youll see. And like other German desserts, it contains a hefty bit of butter. But its worth it. Enjoy!
German Crumble Cake
Dough:
2 sticks of butter
1 cup of sugar
4 cups of flour
1 teaspoon of baking soda make sure its SODA, not POWDER...I made that mistake once and...ick!
1 egg
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 pinch of salt
1 tablespoon of cornstarch
Filling:
3 cups of fresh fruit or a can of fruit
1 teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
1 tablespoon of cornstarch
sugar for flavor
1 Mix all ingredients for the dough together by hand so that it becomes crumbly. You can use a baking board or a large bowl.
2 Grease a cake pan and press half of the crumble into the bottom of the pan.
3 Cook fruit with cornstarch in a medium pot or pan for 2 minutes, and spread the fruit filling on the dough.
4 Sprinkle the rest of the dough onto the fruit, and bake for about 40 minutes at around 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
Remember, ovens may vary. Yours may be faster or slower or require less or more degrees Fahrenheit. It also depends on how dark the pan you use is. Be sure to keep checking on the crumble cake every few minutes. When the top is nice and brown, then it should be ready.
Even if your German Crumble Cake didnt turn out exactly right, not to worry. Nobody says you have to be a professional. Im certainly not. My philosophy with food has always been "As long as it tastes good, I dont care if its imperfect."
Try experimenting with the recipe. I usually never follow recipes to the letter. For this one, I use a bigger glass pan and only 2 cans of fruit. Figure out what works for you. Practice making this German dessert recipe and any other desserts, and youll eventually settle into your own style of baking, like every other individual.
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