If you were in Germany this Christmas holiday season, you would more than likely try this seasonal favorite since around 1450 known as Stollen. Stollen is a bread-like fruitcake topped with powdered sugar and if you choose the marzipan version, there is a thick ribbon of the almond paste running the length of the Stollen. The best thing about this particular Stollen is that we did not have to go to Deutschland to fetch one; it is homemade right here in the desert at the local German store called Old Heidelberg Bakery, located at 2210 E. Indian School Road. This small but wonderful shop co-owned by two sisters offers up a full range of holiday sweets, spicy mustard (senf), jams and marmalades, sauce mixes to make Jaeger Schnitzel and Sauerbraten, almond horns, laugenbrotchen, German-style bread, meats, quark, Duplo and Kinder Eggs. Having a German bakery in Phoenix, Arizona is certainly a luxury that makes living here just a bit better – thanks, Heidelberg.