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Videos & Resources
Welcome to my baking videos and resources! Here you’ll find helpful baking tips, step-by-step demonstrations, and techniques to help you create delicious cakes and desserts at home. Many of these videos complement my award-winning cookbook, German Heritage Baking, Volume I, and offer additional guidance for mastering traditional German baking. If privacy notice prevents a video from displaying here, you can find my videos on Vimeo and Youtube by searching: Baking with Heidrun Metzler on Vimeo and Heidrun Metzler on YouTube.
Chocolate Raspberry Mousse
Chocolate Mousse with Raspberries on top! Yes, please! The perfect combination of creamy mousse with a pop of raspberries.
Baileys Irish Cream Cake
Baileys Irish Cream layer cake filled with chocolate whipped cream infused with Baileys Irish Cream. This cake can be baked either in 9-inch layer cake forms and assembled in a 9-inch mousse cake ring or baked and assembled in 10-inch springform.
How to Stretch Strudel Dough
Quite a few people requested a strudel recipe in my baking book. The next question though, always is: “How do you make a strudel”? Strudel dough takes time to knead and has to rest before the dough is pulled into a thin rectangular shape. When finished stretching you can see the pattern of the dishtowel underneath. This video is about how to knead and stretch strudel dough. Filling and rolling the dough into a strudel will be demonstrated in my next video. Stay tuned.
Apple Strudel Part II Filling and Rolling
This video is part two of How to stretch Strudel Dough. Part II of the Strudel making series, shows how to spread the filling and roll up the strudel. This is a step by step tutorial created by Heidrun Metzler. This recipe will also be in her baking book. Enjoy and she hopes it will be inspiring and take the mystery out of how to make Strudel. A delicate dessert everyone should taste and enjoy with a good cup of tea or coffee.
Linzer Torte
Linzer Torte! Everyones favorite! You can not go wrong with this tart made with rich hazelnuts and almonds and a red currant spread. Top it with powdered sugar and enjoy!
Pear & Frangipan Tart
Pear & Frangipane Tart ! Tender pears with delicate texture cradled in Frangipane (homemade almond filling) and brushed with pear brandy infused apricot glaze.
How to Glaze a Strawberry Shortcake
An easy way to glaze a strawberry shortcake. Let the glaze run off the spoon and coat the fruit. For a translucent glaze use apple juice or pineapple juice and for a red glaze use raspberry or cranberry juice. Add a spoonful of whipped cream and enjoy this refreshing burst of strawberry flavor.
How to make Creamy Caramel
Caramel with Cream: 3/4 cup sugar, Dash salt; optional, ½ Vanilla bean; split open, 2 tablespoons butter, ¾ cup whipping cream. Split vanilla bean halves are cooked with sugar. Once sugar is melted, take out. All other instructions are in the video. This process takes less than 10 minutes. The video is reduced to a 2 minute tutorial. Showing important changes the caramel is going through during the cooking process. A better way of baking by Heidrun Metzler. Find me on Instagram and Pinterest.
Chocolate Roll with Whipcream & Cherries
A delightful chocolate roll filled with succulent cherries and whipped cream flavored with Kirschwasser (Cherry Brandy). Imagine sitting in your back yard feeling a gentle breeze on your arms and face digging into this deliciousness.
How to cut a layer cake
Cutting a layer cake for tortes like Black Forest cake, Sacher torte or chocolate cake. This is done by scoring the cake with a knife, inserting a sewing thread and pulling the thread through as the thread cuts the cake evenly and level. This also explained in my up coming German baking book. Follow me for more tips on baking delicious German desserts.
Apfelstrudel or Apple Strudel
Many of my baker friends asked me to add Apfelstrudel to my Baking Book. I do love mine with vanilla sauce but ice cream or whipped cream is just as nice and tasty. Enjoy and dig in!
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Did you know you can cut up and freeze rhubarb? Just buy strawberries and you can make strawberry rhubarb pie any time of the year. Treat yourself to a perfect sweet and tart pie with whipped cream on top.
