… wintertime, for me, is the season of a wintry apple cake. On top, we add a fragrant spiced cream, roasted premium Marcona almonds, and golden Turkish raisins that we have soaked in grape juice. You can almost hear and smell the crackling of the fireplace, the distant bells of a Christmas sleigh, and suddenly feel like doing some Christmas shopping or taking a walk around the snowy Wannsee … And anyone who isn’t convinced to sing the wintertime blues after the first bite will be won over at the latest with the first spoonful of baked apple ice cream. Of that I’m HO HO HO certain …