Mulled Wine Cake Bars (Glühweinkuchen vom Blech)

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Make these German Mulled Wine Cake Bars to enjoy as a traditional German Christmas treat. So wunderbar! Just like Oma’s Glühweinkuchen vom Blech.

Make these German mulled wine cake bars to enjoy as a traditional German Christmas treat. So wunderbar! 

This recipe is a translation of the Glühweinplätzchen recipe sent in by Gerhild Froeschke. She mentioned that she takes recipes and changes them to make them her own. 

Glühweinkuchen, mulled wine cake, is a very traditional dessert that is served during the Christmas season. Often it is made in a Bundt form, but for ease, it's also made as a sheet cake and then cut into the traditional diamond shapes. 

Use my recipe for homemade Glühwein. It's so simple to make, you'll make a double batch, just to enjoy sipping as you eat these cookie bars. 

You will see in the photo above that the bars have been dusted with powdered sugar. That's totally optional.

When they are topped with the glühwein glaze, it absorbs into the tops of the bars. Dusting with powdered sugar looks so pretty, but not necessary.

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Glühwein (mulled wine) is a very traditional German drink that's served during the Christmas season. You can enjoy it as you wander throughout the many Christmas markets that are sprinkled through Germany. 

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It is so easy to make at home and serve for your holiday gatherings. As the spicy aroma fills the air, you'll think you're back in Germany.

It's also the perfect flavoring to add to this Christmas sheet cake. You can either serve the cake with a good cup of coffee, or a hot mug of Glühwein to make the season merry and bright!

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Mulled Wine Cake Bars (Glühweinkuchen vom Blech)

Make these German mulled wine cake bars to enjoy as a traditional German Christmas treat. So wunderbar! Just like Oma’s Glühweinkuchen vom Blech.

Prep Time:

15 minutes

Bake Time:

20 minutes

Total Time:

35 minutes

Servings:

Makes 25 bars

Ingredients:

For The Cake:

• 1 cup (227 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature (or margarine) 
•  ½ cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 2¼ cups (293 grams) all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon (1.5 grams) salt
• 2 teaspoon (8 grams) baking powder
• 3 ounces (151 grams) chocolate, grated
• ½ cup  (120 milliliters) glühwein

For The Glaze:

• 1 cup (125 grams) powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) glühwein

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease a rimmed 10x17 inch baking sheet and set aside.
2. Beat the butter together with the sugar until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each one.
3. Add the flour, salt, baking powder, chocolate, and glühwein and mix thoroughly. Spread the batter onto the baking sheet.
4. Bake for 20 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool on the baking sheet on a wire rack.
5. To make the glaze, mix together the powdered sugar and the remaining 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) glühwein. Brush the glaze over the cooled bar cookies and let it set.
6. To cut the bar cookies into diamond shapes, start by making parallel cuts horizontally across the entire pan, about 1 inch apart. Next, make parallel cuts diagonally across the pan, also about 1 inch apart.
7. Dust the bar cookies with powdered sugar just before serving.

Hints/Tips:

• Make your own glühwein easily right here.

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Updated on November 21, 2025

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