A delightful part of German life is an afternoon "meal" called KAFFEE, which is actually Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee and cake).  "Kaffee" is served at a table set with love and care, a nice tablecloth, good china, and flowers.  The cakes offered may be fruit cakes, pastry, Torte (layered cakes), Kuchen (single layer cake like cheese cake, bundt cake, or Apfelstrudel), or any combination thereof.  Guests are often invited for "Kaffee" rather than dinner.  Birthdays, holidays, Sundays, etc. are also usually celebrated at a "Kaffee" to which friends and relatives are invited.  The German II students have been studying the traditional five meals a day in the German-speaking countries:  "Fruestueck, Zweites Fruestueck, Mittagessen, Kaffee, and Abendessen/ Abendbrot.  On January 10th the German II students transformed their classroom into a German Konditorei (pastry shop), with tablecloths, fine china, flowers, candles, and of course, cakes!!