German desserts aren't all that common outside of their native region, so many people haven't sampled any — and those who have usually only know the most common options.

The German gingerbread is often found in the shape of a heart, and decorated with cute pet names or words of encouragement. However, lebkuchen also comes in cookie form, either glazed with sugar ...

Black forest cakes are frothy dream dessert that's the star dessert around Germany, where it's known as a Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte. 3 / 10. Tiramisu, Italy.

In Germany, desserts tend to be made with a lot less sugar than here in the U.S., which allows the delicious, natural sweetness of fruit to really come through.

The Cafe Gourmand at Restaurant 11A in Kaiserslautern, Germany, has a selection of small desserts, including some with chocolate and passion fruit.

Kudakwashe Makoni, 44, a chef from Harare, Zimbabwe, insisted that his nation’s cows lend a distinctly rich flavor to the cake’s cream. “Nobody does a Black Forest like Zimbabwe,” he said.