Oktoberfest London is almost upon us with its mixture of
fantastic German beer, traditional music,
great food and a party atmosphere across two weekends in Lambeth and then two
more in Canary Wharf. You can even buy traditional clothing to really get into
the swing of things as you drink, eat and be merry.
Staff at Dunn’s Bakery are getting ready to celebrate this
annual event with their range of amazing German baked goods for their customers;
crunchy pretzels, traditional ring-shaped bundt cake, crunchy, yet yielding strudel
and the party piece to end all party pieces, their sumptuous Black Forest Cream
Slice.
If you want to have themed food to join in with the party
from the comfort of your own home, invite some friends around, stock up on
German lager and buy an oompah-band CD before popping into Dunn’s. This proud
North London bakery based in Crouch End will be able to supply you with all the
snacks and your favourite cakes you’ll need to give you an authentic Oktoberfest
from your sofa.
Pretzels
Everyone loves the salty sensation of pretzels and they are
the perfect snack with their traditional knot-shaped baked dough to have to
hand as guests start to arrive. They’ll go down a treat with the first pint of
beer so ensure you get enough for everyone to have at least a few handfuls as
you’ll see hands going back in the bowl for more as quickly as you can refill
it.
Bundt cake
Bundt cake is baked in a traditional ring-shaped tin which
was inspired by the mold a German fruit cake called Gugelhupf was originally
cooked in. Bundt is now a family favourite across the whole of Germany and is a
way to help guests to soak up the beer as the evening progresses. It’s sweet
and soft, with quality ingredients included to feel moist on the lips with each
slightly crumbly bite.
Strudel
Time for a brief respite for everyone to spend time chatting
with some classic Wagner playing. A good moment to serve slices of the
ever-popular strudel, hand made by Christopher and Christina Freeman’s
experienced team of bakers at Dunns. The strudel you buy will be a filling of
sweet fruit and carefully encased in layers of crunchy pastry harking back to
the original 1696 recipe for this dessert which translates as a ‘whirlpool’.
Black Forest Cream
Slice
Time to bring out the big guns to end the night with the
brass band music playing and the beer flowing as you hand round the cake which
is the epitome of German confectionery – Black Forest Gateau. At Dunn’s you can
buy it by the slice, so there’s no way that anyone can say they have had less
than anyone else of the combination of thick, whipped cream, dark and inviting
chocolate sponge, rich black cherries and more than a splash of sweet, warm
rum.
All the staff at Dunn’s are getting into the spirit of
Oktoberfest by producing this range of artisan-baked good so you and everyone
you know can have a night of authentic food, great beer and music to get the
feet tapping. If you’re really lucky, you may even persuade Christopher to don
a pair of Lederhosen – but you’ll have to ask him very nicely!
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