Oktoberfest London inspires breads with a German twist!

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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Life is Better with Cake!

With cake eaters across the world clamouring to find out more about the world’s first edible cake poster created by stalwart Mr. Kipling, expert cake and bread makers Dunn’s Bakery completely agree with the sentiment that ‘Life is Better with Cake’!

This proud North London bakery based in Crouch End have been producing sumptuous cakes to feast the eyes and taste buds on since they opened on Highgate Hill in 1827. Fashions have changed over the years as to the delicacies available each day, but owners Christopher and Christina Freeman always have a delicious array of traditional and contemporary items to cater for all their sweet toothed customers.

The Mr. Kipling poster was created with over 13,000 cakes for the public to sample and Dunn’s think that it’s a great idea for people to eat their favourite cakes and in response to this are now offering a range of cupcakes, birthday cakes, photo cakes and a variety of seasonal cakes available to order online for delivery across the UK. They feel that by spreading the idea that life is indeed better with cake, they can reach out to new customers to join their regulars in Crouch End with trying their cupcake moist morsels covered in soft sugarpaste – total pleasure in every mouthful.

For those who are nearer to the bakery, they can order online and then pick up the cakes on the day along with some recommendations of great accompanying sweet treats.

Fresh Cream Doughnut

A daily best seller, there aren’t many people who don’t enjoy sinking their lips into a soft doughnut and capturing the freshly whipped double cream as they lick the sugar from their mouth on their morning break with a cup of hot, strong coffee.

Halloween Cupcakes

It’s great to get the children involved with finding out about great tasting and high quality cakes and with Halloween now only being weeks away, Dunn’s are getting ready to sell their trick or treating special of spooky cupcakes.  Moist sponge topped with handcrafted fondant icing – just make sure the adults don’t get their hands on them first.

Fresh Cream Scone

A mix of traditional English scone combined with plump and juicy California raisins, this cross- generational favourite is loaded with layers of cream and the filling topped off with a serving of the quintessentially British Tiptree jam. One to savour in the afternoon with friends and a pot of tea.

Twin Chocolate Mousse

With the evenings drawing in, romantic couples everywhere will be looking to curl up in front of the fire with a sweet sensation to share – or more than likely, a slice each of something which combines pleasure with taste and is made with true love.

The Twin Chocolate Mousse at Dunn’s is a thrilling mixture of yielding chocolate and vanilla sponge, filled to the very top with luscious double cream. Definitely a cake which will need a spoon each – or one to share perhaps.

It would be a very rare person who wouldn’t feel that life is better with cake and the team at Dunn’s challenge anyone who feels this to visit them to sample some of their range and after a few mouthfuls of one of their delicious famous cakes, would defy them to say that they still feel the same way.

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