The Baumkuchen I put on there mostly because it's truly, insanely difficult to make, like the ones he's made have like 30 layers and are three feet tall when stood up.

And yeah, Winter spent rather a lot of time in Germany, and Summer insisted he learn German before he learn French, mostly to break him of the 'I'm so stupid I can't learn things' mindset that Stick accidentally encouraged in him. (German is easier in many ways than French, even if it's not quite as classically fancy/high-class).