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Ostfriesentorte is a traditional cake originating from Ostfriesen. It's made with a combination of sugar, flour, baking powder, eggs, bourbon, vanilla sugar, salt, and a thickening agent. The yolks and whites are separated, and the yolks are then beaten with vanilla sugar, sugar, hot water, flour, thickening agent, baking powder, and salt.
The egg whites are then beaten until stiff and folded in with the stock of spirit raisins. The cake is baked, and it's then smeared with a mix of cream, cream stuff, stock of spirit raisins, and spirit raisins in alternating layers. The top is decorated with cream before the cake is served, while the sides can be garnished with chopped almonds.
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Lübecker marzipantorte is a traditional cake made with a rich combination of marzipan, sponge cake, and often fruit preserves or chocolate. Originating from the city of Lübeck, which is renowned for its high-quality marzipan, this cake is a luxurious dessert that showcases the region's confectionery expertise.
The sponge cake layers are typically sandwiched with a generous spread of marzipan and sometimes a layer of jam or mousse to enhance the flavor. The entire cake is usually covered in a smooth layer of marzipan, often decorated with intricate designs or toasted almonds.
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Birnen im teig is a traditional dish originating from Schleswig-Holstein. The dish is usually made with a combination of pears, butter, eggs, flour, baking powder, milk, lemon peel, Westphalian ham, and salt. The pears are peeled, cored, cut in half, and poached with lemon peel in water.
The butter is creamed and mixed with the egg yolks, flour, baking powder, milk, and salt. The egg whites are beaten with salt until stiff peaks form, and they are folded into the batter. A baking dish is greased, lined with ham, and the pears are placed into the dish and topped with the batter.
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Welfenspeise or Welf pudding is a traditional dessert originating from Hanover. The dessert is named after the Welfen or Guelphs, which were once one of the most powerful dynasties of Europe, and their colors are yellow and white, just like this layered dessert that consists of two parts – one is white, and the other yellow.
The white part is made with a combination of egg whites, cornstarch, milk, vanilla, sugar, and salt. The mixture is poured into a glass bowl and it’s left to chill. The yellow part is made with egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice, dry white wine, and cornstarch.
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