04-12-2013
Lebkuchen is a typical German round cake, prepared with dried fruit (walnuts, almonds) and marzipan, and usually (though not always) covered in chocolate. Leupoldt, the most ancient laboratory in Bavaria, is located in Weissenstadt, +49.(0)92.53890
Christmas is coming up and what better way to celebrate if not by tasting some typical, seasonal cake? For once, let’s forget about Italian panettone and pandoro and let’s move North, beyond the Alps, where we can taste a typical cookie, namely Lebkuchen. Known in Italy as panpepato, lebkuchen is a typical German round cake, prepared with dried fruit (walnuts, almonds) and marzipan, and usually (though not always) covered in chocolate.
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