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Germany’s baking heritage is a big deal. In 2014, the Central Association of German Bakers petitioned UNESCO to add German baking to the list of “intangible cultural heritages.” In 2015, three Saxon bakers were added to the list.

It makes sense: After all, a traditional German meal plan stars bread at least two meals a day, typically Frühstück (or breakfast) and Abendbrot, which translates as “evening bread.” And an afternoon coffee and cake break is practically a national pastime.

For Kaffee und Kuchen, a standard choice would be a sheet cake, Blechkuchen —basically the grandfather and platonic ideal of American coffee cake — with toppings like rhubarb streusel or sliced plums. But more elaborate, multi-layered confections are sometimes too tempting and, even eating a slice of cake a day, it would take quite a long time to sample any Konditerei‘s offerings.

There’s Sahnekuchen, sponge cake with a layer of whipped cream in the middle; Mohnkuchen, which has a pleasantly gritty ground-poppyseed filling; or the barely-msweet, Quark-based cheese cake with sour cherries — you get the idea.

You might think that bread would be simpler, but you’d be wrong.

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