Donauwelle
Donauwelle is a traditional sheet cake popular in Germany and Austria. It is made of layers of plain and chocolate pound cake combined to have a wavy border between them. It contains sour cherries and is topped with buttercream and chocolate glaze. The cake's name comes from its wavy pattern inside and its swirled chocolate decoration, although the reason for naming it after the Danube in particular is not clear. It could refer to its popularity in those countries that the river flows through. Other names for the cake are Schneewittchenkuchen, meaning 'Snow White cake', and Schneewittchentorte, referring to its color scheme of black, white and red, like the character of Snow White in the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale.
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Recipes

Donauwelle German Cake with Pudding Layer and Cherries
I’ve been wanting to feature a guest post from my friend and fellow Colorado food blogger Kirsten Hall for some time. She’s from Germany, and her baking skills are far superior to mine. She’s also a fun friend who is always generous with her time and...
My Granny's Donauwelle - a Marble Cake with Cherries and Buttercream — Meike Peters | eat in my kitchen
In my young years, I built up a remarkable reputation in my family regarding the amount of cake I could eat at one go. Our regular gatherings at my granny Lisa's house used to start with a huge cake buffet which equaled paradise in my childish...

Bavarian Kitchen | German Recipes | Donauwellen - Danube Waves Cake | 8/28/2024
This 'Donauwellen' cake recipe, translated Danube waves cake, is layered alternating with vanilla and chocolate cake dough, sour cherries and vanilla cream. After the cake is baked and cooled off a chocolate glaze is applied to the top of the cake and...