SpincakeBack to Basics — Traditional German BaumkuchenDespite being an uncommon type of cake, there are regional styles of baumkuchen within Germany. Understanding tradition gives us a jumping…Apr 16, 2020Apr 16, 2020
SpincakeHow an obscure type of cake from Europe made it big in JapanA century ago, Karl Juchheim introduced a fussy, labor-intensive type of cake to Japan. An unlikely story of colonialism, war, and cake.Mar 13, 2020Mar 13, 2020
SpincakeThe king of cakesThere are cakes with thin layers (Mille Crêpe, Kueh Lapis), and cakes made on a spit (Hungarian Kürtőskalács), but there is one cake that…Mar 9, 2020Mar 9, 2020