American Baker in Germany

 I wanted to make a pretty springtime cake.   Watch us make this pretty spring cake on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/NG8Ye9su9ao Schaut zu wie wir diese süße Frühlingstorte auf unserem YouTube Kanal machen hier: https://youtu.be/zDTrHydvnrI

 I decided I wanted to make a pretty flowers cake for spring. I started out coloring some old fondant pink, light green, yellow and blue.  I frosted a 4-inch cake dummy with vegan American buttercream. I rolled out some pink fondant. I covered the cake dummy with it. But this fondant was a bit dry and cracking. That's ok. We'll cover the cracks with decorations. I rolled out the green fondant and cut out some leaves. I rolled out the yellow and blue and cut out some flowers as well as some pink.   We placed some leaves and yellow flowers first to cover the cracks. They covered most of them. Then I placed the blue and pink flowers.  I love how cute this cake turned out. It's such a sweet celebration of spring. Watch us make this pretty little cake on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/OjisIF0a-8c Schaut zu wie wir diese süße kleine Torte auf unserem YouTube Kanal machen hier: https://youtu.be/PFuRd6HnC0Y

I've missed making fresh bread and decided it was time to try a new recipe. Maple Oat Bread: 5 cups (625g) flour 1 1/2 cups (135g) oats 1/3 cup (75mL) maple syrup 1/4 cup (55mL) melted butter or olive oil 2 tsp salt 1 tbsp yeast 2 1/4 cup (500mL) warm water Stir together warm water, syrup and yeast. Stir in melted butter, oats and salt. Slowly add flour. Knead in remaining flour. Allow to rise for an hour. Dough will be sticky. Split into two amounts and shape into loaves. Place in oiled loaf pans. Allow to rise another half an hour. Bake at 450°F or 230°C for 45-60 minutes.  This bread is light and slightly whole grain. With a subtle maple top note. Watch us make this amazing recipe on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/-UBAn9MUapQ Schaut zu wie wir dieses leckere Rezept auf unserem YouTube Kanal machen hier: https://youtu.be/W_oxhos_NOo

 This is an easy recipe to use up those apples on the counter that are getting too old to want to eat raw.  Apple Crumble: 6 apples 1 tbsp flour 1/2 cup (100g) sugar 2 tbsp lemon juice 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 cup (90g) oats 1 cup (125g) flour 1 cup (200g) brown sugar 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 cup (125g) melted butter pinch salt Peel, core and slice the apples and place in a baking dish. Stir in 1 tbsp flour, lemon juice, sugar, and 1/2 tsp cinnamon. In a separate bowl, stir together oats, baking powder, flour, cinnamon, salt and brown sugar. Stir in melted butter. Spread crumbs on top of the apples. Bake at 350°F or 180°C for 30-40 minutes.  This apple crumble turned out amazing and pair perfectly with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Watch us make this simple recipe on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/jhShuU-uVEs Schaut zu wie wir dieses einfache Rezept auf unserem YouTube Kanal machen hier: https://youtu.be/z0XkfRW2rkU