Kristin | Bake Across Europe

Afternoon tea hasn’t always been a thing. 🫖 It started as one woman’s solution to her ‘sinking feeling’… and this cake became its star. Discover the story behind Britain’s 🇬🇧 most timeless teatime treat—the Victoria Sandwich. You can find the 📽️ in my bio!

Which one would you pick??

When life gives you leftover meringue, you make meringues. 🤭

It looks so good!!

Tocino de cielo 🇪🇸 means “heavenly bacon”—but it’s just egg yolks, sugar, and water. Born in a 14th-c. Spanish convent, it’s richer than flan, but with no dairy. Caramel-lined molds are filled with a yolk syrup, baked, then chilled overnight. Does it sound good to you? 🍮

One bite in and I knew Brunsviger—a Danish 🇩🇰 coffee cake—wasn’t going to be a one-time bake. Soft. Sweet. Sticky with caramel. The kind of cake you cut “just a sliver” of… five times.

I keep getting served Latvian ads. 🤔

Vacherin is the French 🇫🇷 answer to an ice cream cake—layers of crisp meringue, whipped cream, ice cream, and fresh fruit. Like a pavlova, but frozen and perfect for summer. Would you pick this over birthday cake?

lemon madeleines filled with raspberry jam, topped with a lemon and vanilla bean glaze !!

Have you ever had Lithuanian 🇱🇹 rye bread? Slightly sweet, slightly sour, and central to the cuisine. Its depth comes from a 4-stage process: red rye malt scald, fermented sour, opara (compound sponge), and a final dough with honey, sugar, & salt. Too complex to bake at home?

Aoricot - cherry tart for dessert tonight - pass the vanilla ice cream .

In Czech 🇨🇿 baking, tvaroh—a fresh farmer’s cheese—shows up in all kinds of pastries. One of the best-known is tvarohové řezy: a layered cake with a tangy cheese filling. The base might be vanilla, chocolate, or nut—often with jam or fruit added to the filling. Sound good?

In Puglia, Italy 🇮🇹 there's a town called Ceglie Messapica with its own signature cookie: u’ piscquett’l. Naturally gluten-free, they're made with almond flour, lemon zest, orange liqueur (rosolio all’arancia), and filled with cherry jam. Would you bake these at home?

On the theme of homestyle summer desserts: in Denmark 🇩🇰, they eat koldskål & kammerjunkere. A chilled, sweet buttermilk soup topped with crunchy cookies & fresh berries — eaten with a spoon, it’s a classic Danish summer treat. Would you try it?

My kids are having Kirschenmichel for breakfast. 🍒 This southern German 🇩🇪 bake is essentially a sour cherry bread pudding. Comforting, lightly sweet, and with a pop of sour from the fruit. Let me know if you'd like the recipe!

If you go to Limoges or Saint-Yriex-la Perche, please drop by the shops of Madeleines Bijoux. 180 years old company making some fabulous range of madeleines and other little treats. Unfortunately, do not export

Tomorrow I'm sending out my July newsletter. This month I'm calling it Picnic Across Europe. I focus on savory & sweet baked goods that you can make ahead, pop in a basket, & enjoy on a blanket under the shade of a tree. Find the sign up in my bio. 📰🧺🌳

From freshman year in high school to the year after I graduated college, I traveled abroad every single year. Some of these trips were simple tours, and others were cultural exchanges, a semester abroad, and time as an au pair. This has been a huge inspiration for my YT channel.