Andy wrote:
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> What's your best recipe? The one you're famous for?
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> My best is flank steak and mashed potatoes and sauted onions.
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> Yours?

Famous? Or infamous??

One of the ones that always gets raves is a fruit tart on a sponge base
(such as a genoise or the shortcake-type sponge). This is called
'Obsttorte' in German; means 'fruit tart'. There are other cakes/tortes
called that too of course LOL.

The base can be bought or made with a special pan so that the top is
indented. Fruit is arranged ummm 'artistically' on top
(http://www.marions-kochbuch.de/rezept/1984.htm), although I normally
make it round not rectangular, and then glazed. The glaze powder is made
by Dr Oetker and just needs liquid and sugar and a little cooking; not
too hard to buy. Have seen a similar glaze meant for strawberry
shortcake.Have made the glaze with cornflour or arrowroot which works
too.

Takes very little time make with a purchased base, although baking a
sponge is hardly an all-day job.