For years I have been trying to find a recipe for Philadelphia butter cake (also known as German butter cake, or as just butter cake in the Northeast at any German bakery). It is not a layer cake, but ...

From small-town bakeries to the bustle of Christmas markets, German desserts offer some of the most unforgettable flavors in Europe. Many of these classic recipes use simple ingredients and come ...

Maryann Sieminski of Oldsmar "grew up in Philadelphia and (has) fond memories of Bauer's bakery and their German butter cake. Can anyone share a German butter cake recipe?" Cindy Shea of Spring Hill ...

German butter cake — which also goes by the name gooey butter cake — seems to be one of those dishes that has many meanings to many people in many places. Germany, for example, has a butter cake, a ...