This year visiting the farmer’s markets in the San Francisco Bay Area became very dangerous when I discovered the Stollen from Sterntaler Bakery.
I love many good artisan made foods but something about their Stollen (a traditional German Christmas cake) is truly addictive to whoever tastes it. They also use all natural and organic ingredients which is nice too.
They started out with a Walnut Stollen and a Christmas Stollen. Things got worse in the weight department for me when they added new flavors like their Chocolate Stollen and a Hazelnut Praline, which is like a candy cake almost. It is truly rich and you only need to eat a small square to be satisfied as there are thick layers of filling.
I’m normally not a cake person but Sterntaler’s Stollen reminds me of these little petit fours rich with butter I’ve had in San Francisco, in terms of delicious richness.
A great thing about Sterntaler Bakery is that they do mail order of their Stollen, and now they are offering free shipping. Their Christmas Stollen is very traditional to give as a fruitcake substitute. I will probably serve and give gifts of the Walnut and the Hazelnut Stollen as those are my faves.
