I love Kaffee und Kuchen (cake and coffee) time in Germany, a meal that's a part of a German's day, just like breakfast or dinner. And this cake brings back memories of me stealing the sponge bottom ...

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and 3 tablespoons sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg yolk. Gradually add flour, 1/4 cup at a time, until mixture forms a soft dough.

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I FIRST ENCOUNTERED the gooseberry-cream-filled masterpiece known as Hannchen Jansen at a birthday party in the countryside near Berlin, where I live with my husband. Our friends' little boys were ...