The famous "Nienburger Bärentatzen" (sponge cakes) were made here.
Nienburger Biskuit
"Biskuit! - Nienburg sponge cake!" That's what the boys shouted when a train stopped at Nienburg station. With several packets of "bear paws" in their hands, they ran along the carriages to offer the world-famous Nienburg specialty to the passengers. Among the twelve bakers living in Nienburg in 1836 was one called Facompré. The Huguenot family Facompré had been forced to leave their home in the south of France because of their faith and settled in Nienburg in 1791. One of Facompré's specialties was sponge cake, the recipe for which is kept a secret. Around the middle of the last century, the coppersmith Läsche made a special baking mold for the sponge cake. He used a bear's paw as a model, which he had taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Hoya. This gave the previously French specialty a local shape that was both practical and original. The baking tins can be seen today in the Nienburg Museum. The original Nienburg bear paws no longer exist; local bakeries offer their own creations.
Nienburger Biskuit
"Biskuit! - Nienburg sponge cake!" That's what the boys shouted when a train stopped at Nienburg station. With several packets of "bear paws" in their hands, they ran along the carriages to offer the world-famous Nienburg specialty to the passengers. Among the twelve bakers living in Nienburg in 1836 was one called Facompré. The Huguenot family Facompré had been forced to leave their home in the south of France because of their faith and settled in Nienburg in 1791. One of Facompré's specialties was sponge cake, the recipe for which is kept a secret. Around the middle of the last century, the coppersmith Läsche made a special baking mold for the sponge cake. He used a bear's paw as a model, which he had taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Hoya. This gave the previously French specialty a local shape that was both practical and original. The baking tins can be seen today in the Nienburg Museum. The original Nienburg bear paws no longer exist; local bakeries offer their own creations.
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Only exterior viewing possible.
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Biskuithaus
Biskuit-Straße 2
31582 Nienburg (Weser)
