The German Baking Book Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of four copies of The German Baking Book: Cakes, Tarts, Breads, and More from the Black Forest and Beyond by Jürgen Krauss.

From Jürgen Krauss, a semi-finalist in 2021’s Great British Bake Off, comes a celebration of German home baking. Make classic German pastries, from apple strudel and stolen to show stopping celebration desserts such as Black Forest cake and Triple Charlotte Russe.

The German Baking Book is a celebration of German home baking from Jurgen Krauss, who won the hearts of viewers and three Star Baker honors from the judges of The Great British Bake Off. A self-taught baker, Jürgen has drawn on the flavors, techniques, and memories from his childhood, his European travels, and his wife’s Jewish heritage, to create a collection of authentic German baking recipes from his home to yours.

Jürgen’s gentle charm can be felt with each delightful recipe – each of Jürgen’s delicious recipes are crafted with care and simplicity.

Our takes you inside this beautiful book and features the following

Special thanks to the publisher for providing three copies of this title in our promotion open to US/CA and EYB is providing one additional copy worldwide. Entry options include answering the following question in the comments section of this blog post.

Which recipe in the index would you like to try first?

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  • Kristjudy  on  November 9, 2023

    Milk rolls

  • sarahawker  on  November 9, 2023

    Custard crumble cake (Pudding streuselkuchen)

  • eliza  on  November 9, 2023

    Jürgen was so great on the program! I would try the pear tart with sour cream.

  • dataentrytard  on  November 9, 2023

    I would like to prepare the simple streusel cake first.

  • BMeyer  on  November 9, 2023

    black forest cake

  • Emwitting  on  November 10, 2023

    Pudding streusel kuchen

  • saregama  on  November 10, 2023

    Black forest!

  • lean1  on  November 10, 2023

    apple crumble cake

  • kbennall  on  November 10, 2023

    All the different versions of crumble cake

  • KarenGlad  on  November 11, 2023

    Christmas is coming….the stollen and cinnamon stars

  • rkosully  on  November 11, 2023

    I would like to make the Simple streusel cake (Einfacher streuselkuchen).

  • virjeania  on  November 11, 2023

    Whipped wine custard (Weinschaum-crème)

  • mpdeb98  on  November 11, 2023

    Custard crumble cake

  • EmilyR  on  November 11, 2023

    Stollen

  • amylou61  on  November 12, 2023

    I’d try the recipe for the Soft pretzel (Laugen-brezel).

  • caliwoo  on  November 12, 2023

    The almost Sachertorte looks delicious!

  • hillsboroks  on  November 14, 2023

    I would make the soft gingerbread.

  • antpantsii  on  November 14, 2023

    Plum Tart with Streusel

  • ktrum7  on  November 14, 2023

    Cinnamon stars / Zimtsterne !

  • ChicagoJen  on  November 14, 2023

    Looks amazing, hard to pick one, but the pear tart with sour cream because I am in the mood for pear at the moment.

  • EstherGertrude  on  November 14, 2023

    Crumble cake with Rhubarb!

  • ravensfan  on  November 14, 2023

    Simple streusel cake (Einfacher streuselkuchen)

  • thecharlah  on  November 15, 2023

    Soft pretzel (Laugen-brezel)

  • tarae1204  on  November 16, 2023

    Butter cookies (Butter-kekse)

  • rchesser  on  November 16, 2023

    Gentlemens Cake.

  • oduong930  on  November 17, 2023

    black forest cake

  • miggsy  on  November 18, 2023

    Sunken apple cake

  • clairew137  on  November 19, 2023

    Custard crumble cake

  • JenjiD  on  November 19, 2023

    Chocolate pear crumble cake

  • tucsonsandy  on  November 20, 2023

    Black Forest cake

  • Lafauvette  on  November 20, 2023

    Custard crumble cake (Pudding streuselkuchen)

  • foodie16  on  November 20, 2023

    Lemon Cake (Zitronenkuchen)

  • Roosta  on  November 20, 2023

    Christmas stollen, Dresden-style

  • cindyryan  on  November 20, 2023

    Cinnamon stars!

  • reader1trees  on  November 20, 2023

    Easter braid with yogurt (Oster-zopf mit yoghurt)

  • terawong  on  November 20, 2023

    I would try the butter cake first

  • Bake4one  on  November 21, 2023

    Passion fruit and mango charlotte royale

  • wildchild  on  November 21, 2023

    Custard crumble cake

  • Laura1  on  November 21, 2023

    apple crumble cake

  • GreenhouseCheryl  on  November 21, 2023

    Crumble cake with apples, rhubarb, or summer fruit (Streuselkuchen mit obst)

  • swissjen  on  November 22, 2023

    I’m intrigued by the New Year Pretzel!

  • renharvey  on  November 22, 2023

    Custard Danish (Pudding-plunder!)

  • eildoncook  on  November 23, 2023

    Schoko-apfel-streuselkuchen would be my first choice

  • CompsAlex  on  November 23, 2023

    Custard crumble cake

  • paulbing  on  November 23, 2023

    Black Forest Cake

  • kalina813  on  November 24, 2023

    The pear tart for sure

  • maggz19671  on  November 24, 2023

    Black forrest cake

  • banba1  on  November 25, 2023

    Butter cake (Butterkuchen)

  • LaurenE  on  November 25, 2023

    apple crumble cake

  • lilmiztam22  on  November 25, 2023

    The pudding streusel kuchen

  • GrooveHeart  on  November 25, 2023

    Gentleman’s Cake

  • maci234  on  November 25, 2023

    apple crumble cake

  • trudys_person  on  November 25, 2023

    Chocolate pear crumble cake (Schoko-streuselkuchen mit birne) – chocolate and pear are such a classic combination!

  • Ajh55  on  November 26, 2023

    Almost Sachertorte

  • Emmormous  on  November 26, 2023

    Custard crumble cake

  • Dendav  on  November 26, 2023

    Stollen

  • chrisma232  on  November 26, 2023

    black forest cake

  • JRPimm  on  November 26, 2023

    Pear tart.

  • Morriganrose  on  November 26, 2023

    Black Forest cake

  • Blue___Nile  on  November 26, 2023

    The White Gingerbread looks interesting

  • Isis1981uk  on  November 26, 2023

    Chocolate waffles (Schoko-waffeln)

  • bopper  on  November 26, 2023

    Apple Crumble Cake

  • lucymajor94  on  November 26, 2023

    black forest cake

  • pyramidblaster  on  November 26, 2023

    Lemon Cake (Zitronenkuchen)

  • Plumbobmummy  on  November 27, 2023

    Chocolate apple crumble cake

  • prettypistol  on  November 27, 2023

    apple crumble cake

  • Sand9  on  November 27, 2023

    Marzipan Swirls x

  • thefritschkitchen  on  November 28, 2023

    Most definitely can’t wait to try the cinnamon stars!!

  • Janesfilms  on  November 28, 2023

    I’d love to try the Pear tart with sour cream. Thanks so much!

  • CatTheCook  on  November 29, 2023

    I would love to try the Christmas stollen, Dresden-style

  • Carpecookie  on  November 29, 2023

    Apple crumble cake

  • GoldenGoose6  on  December 1, 2023

    For me it has to be the Funnel cake (Striebele)

  • contrarywise  on  December 1, 2023

    Sunken Apple cake sounds delicious!

  • centraljersey  on  December 1, 2023

    Donauwelle!

  • midnightsnack  on  December 1, 2023

    Bienenstich

  • ChefDLx2  on  December 1, 2023

    Cant wait to try Black Forest Cake

  • t.t  on  December 2, 2023

    Beesting cake (Bienenstich)

  • MelW66  on  December 2, 2023

    Zimtsterne – Cinnamon stars because it is that time of year! But ohmigod they are all so yummy looking. I have a new oven, from the German manufacturer Miele, so this cookbook would be perfect! I’d also like to try the Bethmannchen because it looks like it would be hard to ruin them! But I have to agree with previous reviewers that the Pear tart with sour cream looks absolutely mouthwatering!

  • anniecc  on  December 2, 2023

    I want to make the sunken apple cake.

  • Cowboy50  on  December 2, 2023

    The Pear tart is a great contender for dessert – seems lighter than apple and more subtlein taste

  • JZ89  on  December 2, 2023

    Zimtsterne

  • Cowboy50  on  December 2, 2023

    I live in Costa Rica and love German Food – lived in Munich & Berlin for several years – This book is needed to educate my kids about German Food and of course -BREAD is essential to it all

  • lmb137  on  December 2, 2023

    Gotta be the milk rolls – memories of my time in Germany!

  • pokarekare  on  December 3, 2023

    Absolutely the pear tart to use up the glut of pears I’m expecting in Autumn, to eat with my own homemade culture cream!

  • cmeiling  on  December 4, 2023

    Marzipan swirls (Marzipan-spritzgebäck)! My partner loves marzipan

  • RSW  on  December 4, 2023

    Black Forest gateau

  • FrenchCreekBaker  on  December 4, 2023

    Passion fruit and mango charlotte royale sounds amazing.

  • Ren23  on  December 4, 2023

    Stollen.

  • elysedc  on  December 5, 2023

    I want to make a gugelhopf, but also I’ve been wanting to make Cinnamon stars (Zimtsterne) forever so I’m glad Jurgen has a recipe for me to try!

  • Ishtar  on  December 5, 2023

    Cherry bread pudding

  • JenThomas318  on  December 5, 2023

    Christmas stollen, Dresden-style

  • debbiehb  on  December 5, 2023

    Butter cake

  • LSanders  on  December 5, 2023

    Milk rolls!

  • sarahteertzah  on  December 6, 2023

    Chocolate pear crumble cake (Schoko-streuselkuchen mit birne)

  • kmn4  on  December 7, 2023

    Christmas stollen, Dresden-style

  • cellenly  on  December 7, 2023

    sunken apple cake

  • rmpostonmfandt  on  December 9, 2023

    I would want to make the New Year pretzel – and it’s the perfect time to bake this!

  • ljsimmons  on  December 9, 2023

    Apple Fritters are my fav! I’d love to try them out

  • leilx  on  December 10, 2023

    Cherry bread pudding

  • lindaeatsherbooks  on  December 10, 2023

    Käsesahne-torte

  • mph993  on  December 11, 2023

    Gentlemen’s cake (Herren-torte)!

  • TSQ  on  December 11, 2023

    Linzer Torte

  • v.t  on  December 11, 2023

    Apple crumble cake

  • Karla123  on  December 11, 2023

    Swabian spelt rolls (Schwäbische seele)

  • ceejayen  on  December 12, 2023

    Black Forest gateau (Schwarzwälder kirschtorte)

  • ammerlino  on  December 12, 2023

    I would like to make the butter cake or the Apple Fritter

  • MarciK  on  December 13, 2023

    Beesting cake (Bienenstich)

  • acecil  on  December 14, 2023

    pear tart with sour cream

  • jluvs2bake  on  December 14, 2023

    Apple turnover (Apfel-plunder)

  • Soton25  on  December 14, 2023

    Awesome subject

  • Lora724  on  December 14, 2023

    The Passion fruit and mango charlotte royale (Mango-maracuja sahnetorte) sounds delish.

  • Jellyfish  on  December 14, 2023

    red currant tart with meringue

  • dzm  on  December 15, 2023

    apple crumble cake

  • darty  on  December 15, 2023

    I would love to try the black forest cake first.

  • emi10383  on  December 15, 2023

    Gentlemens Cake

  • ceroooss  on  December 17, 2023

    Butter cookies

  • Charlieemma  on  December 17, 2023

    Gentlemen’s cake (Herren-torte)

  • MuddyBee  on  December 18, 2023

    Cinnamon Stars 🥰

  • Rachaels21  on  December 18, 2023

    Definitely the milk rolls, they sound delicious

  • beckyboas  on  December 18, 2023

    Milk Rolls

  • sheridarby  on  December 18, 2023

    black forest cake

  • nats7  on  December 18, 2023

    Cinnamon stars (Zimtsterne)

  • kellz  on  December 18, 2023

    Funnel Cake!

  • silversand  on  December 18, 2023

    Apple crumble cake (Apfel-streuselkuchen)

  • janv  on  December 18, 2023

    the apple crumble cake

  • sioslo  on  December 19, 2023

    Herren Torte

  • Maryd8822  on  December 22, 2023

    Chocolate pear crumble cake

  • DakotaFresh  on  December 23, 2023

    Apple strudel!

  • Redmoose31  on  December 24, 2023

    Bethmännchen

  • Dannausc  on  December 24, 2023

    Sunken apple cake

  • Myzadim3andGLA  on  December 26, 2023

    Semolina Fritters

  • michelle666  on  December 28, 2023

    Black Forest cake

  • Shelley.b  on  December 28, 2023

    funnel cake

  • Lopey  on  December 28, 2023

    Cinnamon stars (Zimtsterne)

  • Pizzacat13  on  December 29, 2023

    The Waves of the Danube (sounds so poetic).

  • pantherred  on  December 29, 2023

    Onion Tart

  • pantherred  on  December 29, 2023

    Zimtsterne

  • pantherred  on  December 29, 2023

    Flammekuchen

  • thebrassbee  on  December 30, 2023

    Beesting cake (Bienenstich) with my honey

  • kwansicle  on  December 30, 2023

    Dampfnudeln

  • agreaves19  on  December 31, 2023

    Black forest

  • agreaves19  on  December 31, 2023

    Black forest cake

  • deaddogsmoking  on  January 1, 2024

    Weinschaum-crème

  • elisabeta  on  January 1, 2024

    streusel cake

  • zeeenie  on  January 1, 2024

    Butter cake

  • DimensionAEB  on  January 1, 2024

    Chocolate pear crumble cake

  • paulo_b  on  January 1, 2024

    Custard crumble cake

  • tayla710  on  January 1, 2024

    Cinnamon Stars!

  • angiejackson  on  January 1, 2024

    Simple streusel cake

  • mumliz  on  January 1, 2024

    Apple crumble cake

  • joke7  on  January 1, 2024

    Gingerbread hearts

  • hammygav03  on  January 1, 2024

    Chocolate apple crumble cake

  • JACQUELINEM  on  January 1, 2024

    Custard Crumble Cake.

  • JACQUELINEM  on  January 1, 2024

    Custard Crumble Cake

  • JohnWalker  on  January 1, 2024

    Lemon Cake (Zitronenkuchen)

  • ClaireHamilton  on  January 1, 2024

    Sunken apple cake

  • betsyradelow  on  January 1, 2024

    Milk rolls (Milchbrötchen)

  • Lesevans6  on  January 2, 2024

    Milk Rolls

  • Emmamaryd  on  January 2, 2024

    Black Forest cake

  • littlekipling  on  January 2, 2024

    I’d love to try the cinnamon stars first – yummy

  • Breeze81  on  January 2, 2024

    I would make the simple streusel cake first

  • soylent_pete  on  January 2, 2024

    Gotta try the custard crumble cake

  • PatBarrett  on  January 2, 2024

    Plum Tart with Streusel

  • nitrambur  on  January 2, 2024

    Mutzenmandeln

  • leebing  on  January 2, 2024

    my nan is german and i loved her cooking i love cinnamon stars

  • SHORTMAN  on  January 2, 2024

    Black Forest Cake

  • teamkies  on  January 3, 2024

    Passion fruit and mango charlotte royale (Mango-maracuja sahnetorte)

  • Babycarrot  on  January 4, 2024

    Black Forest cake

  • Sjunnymidwife  on  January 5, 2024

    Black Forrest – as a start

  • SandMor23  on  January 5, 2024

    Simple streusel cake. Yum.

  • bondmjs  on  January 5, 2024

    The Custard Crumble Cake

  • lisambb  on  January 5, 2024

    Streusel cake

  • Delfina69  on  January 5, 2024

    Black forest cake!

  • Gerarda  on  January 5, 2024

    So many recipes to want to make, but Kugelhupf would be my first one

  • cellenly  on  January 6, 2024

    milk rolls

  • eggplantolive  on  January 6, 2024

    Raisin Swirls

  • wattsmm  on  January 6, 2024

    Crumble Cake (with plums)

  • GregH  on  January 6, 2024

    Pear Tart with Sour cream

  • Spud13  on  January 7, 2024

    Cheesecake with raisins

  • maria411  on  January 7, 2024

    soft gingerbread

  • sayeater  on  January 9, 2024

    Marzipan swirls (Marzipan-spritzgebäck) , I’m a sucker for anything with marzipan.

  • GillB  on  January 10, 2024

    Black forest cake

  • Susanaaa  on  January 10, 2024

    Strudel

  • antoinetteff  on  January 10, 2024

    Milk rolls!

  • RiversBlackburn  on  January 11, 2024

    crumble cake

  • BatshevaR  on  January 12, 2024

    MMM pear tart with sour cream!

  • kbiggs  on  January 12, 2024

    Pear tart!

  • nvernon  on  January 12, 2024

    Russian plucked cake (Russicherzupfkuchen), but not sure I can pull it off.

  • Beasste99  on  January 12, 2024

    Black forest cake

  • PixieDee  on  January 12, 2024

    Aww Yurgen was so fun to watch on The Great British Bake Off!
    Great to see his has a book out, I can’t wait to try ‘Grandma’s waffles (Oma’s waffeln)’

  • orchidlady01  on  January 12, 2024

    Funnel cake (Striebele)

  • Bookstack  on  January 15, 2024

    The Pear Tart with sour cream, I’m drooling!

  • EmmaField  on  January 17, 2024

    Pear Tart 🍐 Sounds just delicious!! 😋

  • matag  on  January 17, 2024

    Butter cake

  • txbktxbk  on  January 18, 2024

    Sweet dumplings steamed in milk (Dampfnudeln)

  • ssonnamaker  on  January 19, 2024

    black forest cake!

  • bill_the_cat  on  January 19, 2024

    Simple streusel cake (Einfacher streuselkuchen)

  • kb_mw  on  January 19, 2024

    Apple crumble cake (Apfel-streuselkuchen)

  • jberry  on  January 19, 2024

    I’d start with the first one and work my way through, all the while listening to trombone heavy music.

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