if you’re looking for a kind of ‘chocolate cake’ in germany, better not go for “schokoladenkuchen”, as these are mostly dryer cakes with chocolate on the outside (frosting as you know it from america doesn’t exist here. first time i tried it in the states i was really shocked… it’s simply much too RICH…)

try “sachertorte”, thats closest to “betty crockers german choc cake”. also “herrentorte” (esp. “dunkle herrentorte”, but that might not be as common) or any variation of “schokoladen torte”. VERY rich cakes with plenty of chocolate .

have fun :)
m. from duesseldorf

I’ve never seen chocolate cakes of any type in Germany.. so now you have me curious about Black Forest! I’ll have to look into it. If I had to guess, I would say it isn’t German either. If I find enough info, I’ll write a post about it.

Katie

Thanks!!