Germany's favourite cakes and tortes
The top 3 according to 5 votes from people: Black Forest gateau · Apfelkuchen · Streuselkuchen. (Updated Mar 4, 2025.)
The cakes and tortes Germans love most for 'Kaffee und Kuchen', according to bakery trade surveys and top lists. Cheesecake comes first.
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Top 12
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1
Black Forest gateau
Chocolate sponge, cherries, cream and kirsch: THE German torte.
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2
Apfelkuchen
Covered, with crumble or as 'sunken' apple cake.
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3
Streuselkuchen
Sheet cake with butter crumble, especially in Silesia and Saxony.
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4
Frankfurter Kranz
Sponge ring with buttercream, cherry jam and brittle.
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5
Marmorkuchen
Bundt cake of plain and chocolate batter, the Sunday classic.
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6
Käsekuchen
Quark filling on shortcrust, Germans' favourite cake.
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7
Bienenstich
'Bee sting' yeast cake with almond-honey crust and vanilla cream.
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8
Donauwelle
Marble sheet cake with cherries, buttercream and chocolate glaze.
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9
Zwetschgenkuchen
Plums on yeast dough with cream; 'Zwetschgendatschi' in Bavaria.
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10
Butterkuchen
North German yeast sheet cake with butter, sugar and almonds.
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11
Rhubarb meringue cake
Spring cake with tart rhubarb and a meringue top.
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12
Prinzregententorte
Bavarian torte of seven thin sponge layers with chocolate buttercream.
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13
Eierschecke
Saxon sheet cake with quark and custard layers from Dresden.
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