diff --git a/backend/src/mock_data/recipes.ts b/backend/src/mock_data/recipes.ts
index 1b68b34..37bbc5f 100644
--- a/backend/src/mock_data/recipes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/mock_data/recipes.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Recipe } from "../types/recipe"
+import type { Recipe } from "../types/recipe"
 
 /**
  * Mock data set with some sample recipes.
@@ -8,12 +8,56 @@ export const recipes: Recipe[] = [
   {
   id: "1",
   title: "Spaghetti Bolognese",
-  ingredients: [
-    { name: "Spaghetti", amount: 200, unit: "g" },
-    { name: "Ground Beef", amount: 300, unit: "g" },
-    { name: "Tomato Sauce", amount: 400, unit: "ml" }
+  servings: { amount: 1, unit: "Person"},
+  ingredientGroupList: [
+    {
+      ingredientList: [
+        { name: "Spaghetti", amount: 200, unit: "g" },
+        { name: "Ground Beef", amount: 300, unit: "g" },
+        { name: "Tomato Sauce", amount: 400, unit: "ml" }
+      ]
+    }
   ],
   instructions: "Cook pasta. Prepare sauce. Mix together. Serve hot.",
-  photoUrl: "https://source.unsplash.com/400x300/?spaghetti"
+  //imageUrl: "https://source.unsplash.com/400x300/?spaghetti"
+},
+{
+  id: "2",
+  title: "Spaghetti Carbonara",
+  servings: { amount: 4, unit: "Persons"},
+  ingredientGroupList: [
+    {
+      ingredientList:[
+        { name: "Spaghetti", amount: 500, unit: "g" },
+        { name: "Bacon", amount: 150, unit: "g" },
+        { name: "Cream", amount: 200, unit: "ml" },
+        { name: "Onion", amount: 1},
+        { name: "Parmesan cheese", amount: 200, unit: "g"},
+        { name: "Olives", amount: 100, unit: "g"}
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  instructions: "Cook pasta. Prepare sauce. Mix together. Serve hot.",
+  //imageUrl: "https://source.unsplash.com/400x300/?spaghetti"
+},
+{ id: "3",
+  title: "Apfelkuchen Edeltrud",
+  servings: { amount: 1, unit: "Kuchen"},
+  ingredientGroupList:[
+    {
+      title: "Fuer den Teig",
+      ingredientList: [
+        { name: "Mehl", amount: 400, unit: "g" }
+      ]
+    },
+    { 
+      title: "Fuer die Fuellung",
+      ingredientList:[
+        {name: "Aepfel", amount: 4},
+        {name: "Rosinen", amount: 1, unit: "Hand voll"}
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  instructions: "Einen Muerbteig von 400 g Mehl zubereiten"
 }
-]
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/src/server.ts b/backend/src/server.ts
index bfc8f45..9208641 100644
--- a/backend/src/server.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server.ts
@@ -2,37 +2,38 @@ import express from "express";
 import cors from "cors";
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
 
-import { recipes } from "../mock_data/recipes"
-import { Recipe } from "../types/recipe"
+import { recipes } from "./mock_data/recipes"
+import { Recipe } from "./types/recipe"
 
 
 const app = express();
 app.use(cors());
 app.use(express.json());
 
+let recipeList = recipes;
 // Routes
-app.get("/recipes", (req, res) => res.json(recipes));
+app.get("/recipe", (req, res) => res.json(recipeList));
 
-app.get("/recipes/:id", (req, res) => {
-  const recipe = recipes.find(r => r.id === req.params.id);
+app.get("/recipe/:id", (req, res) => {
+  const recipe = recipeList.find(r => r.id === req.params.id);
   recipe ? res.json(recipe) : res.status(404).send("Recipe not found");
 });
 
-app.post("/recipes", (req, res) => {
+app.post("/recipe", (req, res) => {
   const newRecipe: Recipe = { id: uuidv4(), ...req.body };
-  recipes.push(newRecipe);
+  recipeList.push(newRecipe);
   res.status(201).json(newRecipe);
 });
 
-app.put("/recipes/:id", (req, res) => {
+app.put("/recipe/:id", (req, res) => {
   const index = recipes.findIndex(r => r.id === req.params.id);
   if (index === -1) return res.status(404).send("Recipe not found");
-  recipes[index] = { ...recipes[index], ...req.body };
-  res.json(recipes[index]);
+  recipeList[index] = { ...recipeList[index], ...req.body };
+  res.json(recipeList[index]);
 });
 
-app.delete("/recipes/:id", (req, res) => {
-  recipes = recipes.filter(r => r.id !== req.params.id);
+app.delete("/recipe/:id", (req, res) => {
+  recipeList = recipeList.filter(r => r.id !== req.params.id);
   res.status(204).send();
 });
 
diff --git a/backend/src/types/ingredientGroup.ts b/backend/src/types/ingredientGroup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5c89cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/types/ingredientGroup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import type { Ingredient } from "./ingredient"
+/**
+ * A group of ingredients
+ * Consisting of title and ingredient list, this interface is used to group
+ * the ingredients for a specific part of the dish, e.g., dough, filling and
+ * icing of a cake
+ */
+
+export interface IngredientGroup {
+    /** 
+     * Title of the group describing its purpose 
+     * The title is optional as recipes consisting of a single ingredient group usually don't
+     * supply a title
+    */
+    title? : string
+    /** Ingredients */
+    ingredientList : Ingredient[]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/src/types/recipe.ts b/backend/src/types/recipe.ts
index 7be4a66..2ab3780 100644
--- a/backend/src/types/recipe.ts
+++ b/backend/src/types/recipe.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
-import { Ingredient } from "./ingredient"
+import type { IngredientGroup } from "./ingredientGroup"
+import type { Servings } from "./servings"
 
 /**
  * Represents a recipe object in the application.
  */
+/*
+ * @todo ingredient groups! There may be serveral ingredient lists, each with a title.
+ * e.g. for the dough, for the filling, for the icing,...
+ * - add type ingredient group with an optional title and a list of ingredients
+ * - adapt RecipeDetailView
+ * - add an IngredientGroupListEditor for handling IngredientGroups
+*/
 export interface Recipe {
   /** Unique identifier for the recipe */
   id: string
@@ -10,13 +18,17 @@ export interface Recipe {
   /** Title of the recipe */
   title: string
 
-  /** List of ingredients with amount + unit */
-  ingredients: Ingredient[]
+  /** List of ingredients groups containing the ingredients of the recipe */
+  ingredientGroupList: IngredientGroup[]
 
   /** Preparation instructions */
   instructions: string
 
+  /** Number of servings, e.g., for 4 person, 12 cupcakes, 2 glasses */
+  servings: Servings
+
+  /** Unit for the quantity */
+
   /** Optional image URL for the recipe */
   imageUrl?: string
-}
-
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/src/types/servings.ts b/backend/src/types/servings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be3808f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/types/servings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/**
+ * Defines how many servings of the dish are prepared when following the recipe
+ */
+
+export interface Servings{
+    /** Amount of servings */
+    amount: number,
+
+    /** Unit, e.g. 4 persons, 2 glasses, 12 cupcakes */
+    unit: string
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index d655c62..e52a9f3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { BrowserRouter as Router, Routes, Route } from "react-router-dom"
-import RecipeListView from "./components/RecipeListView"
-import RecipeDetailView from "./components/RecipeDetailView"
-import RecipeEditView from "./components/RecipeEditView"
+import RecipeDetailPage from "./components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage"
+import RecipeEditPage from "./components/recipes/RecipeEditPage"
+import RecipeListPage from "./components/recipes/RecipeListPage"
+
 import "./App.css"
 
 /**
@@ -13,13 +14,13 @@ function App() {
     <Router>
       <Routes>
         {/* Home page: list of recipes */}
-        <Route path="/" element={<RecipeListView />} />
+        <Route path="/" element={<RecipeListPage />} />
 
         {/* Detail page: shows one recipe */}
-        <Route path="/recipe/:id" element={<RecipeDetailView />} />
+        <Route path="/recipe/:id" element={<RecipeDetailPage />} />
 
         {/* Edit page: form to edit a recipe */}
-        <Route path="/recipe/:id/edit" element={<RecipeEditView />} />
+        <Route path="/recipe/:id/edit" element={<RecipeEditPage />} />
       </Routes>
     </Router>
   )
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/recipePoint.ts b/frontend/src/api/recipePoint.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2916a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/api/recipePoint.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import type { Recipe } from "../types/recipe"
+import { API_BASE_URL } from "../config/api"
+
+/**
+ * Util for handling the recipe api
+ */
+const RECIPE_URL = `${API_BASE_URL}/recipe`
+
+export async function fetchRecipe(id: string): Promise<Recipe> {
+  const res = await fetch(`${RECIPE_URL}/${id}`)
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to fetch recipe with id ${id}`)
+  }
+  return res.json()
+}
+
+export async function createRecipe(recipe: Recipe): Promise<Recipe> {
+  const res = await fetch(RECIPE_URL, {
+    method: "POST",
+    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+    body: JSON.stringify(recipe),
+  })
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    throw new Error("Failed to create recipe")
+  }
+  return res.json()
+}
+
+export async function updateRecipe(recipe: Recipe): Promise<Recipe> {
+  const res = await fetch(`${RECIPE_URL}/${recipe.id}`, {
+    method: "PUT",
+    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+    body: JSON.stringify(recipe),
+  })
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to update recipe with id ${recipe.id}`)
+  }
+  return res.json()
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/RecipeEditView.tsx b/frontend/src/components/RecipeEditView.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index d6bc00e..0000000
--- a/frontend/src/components/RecipeEditView.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-import { useParams, useNavigate } from "react-router-dom"
-//import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
-import type { Recipe } from "../types/recipe"
-import  RecipeEditor  from "./RecipeEditor"
-import { recipes } from "../mock_data/recipes"
-
-
-export default function RecipeEditView() {
-  const { id } = useParams<{ id: string }>()
-  const navigate = useNavigate()
-  //const [recipe, setRecipe] = useState<Recipe | null>(null)
-  console.log("searching for recipe with id", id)
-  const recipe = recipes.find((r) => r.id === id)
-
-  // Fetch recipe data when editing an existing one
-  /*seEffect(() => {
-    if (id) {
-      fetch(`http://localhost:4000/recipes/${id}`)
-        .then(res => res.json())
-        .then(data => setRecipe(data))
-    } else {
-      // new recipe case
-      setRecipe({
-        id: "",
-        title: "",
-        ingredients: [],
-        instructions: "",
-        photoUrl: "",
-      })
-    }
-  }, [id])
-
-  const handleSave = async (updated: Recipe) => {
-    if (updated.id) {
-      await fetch(`http://localhost:4000/recipes/${updated.id}`, {
-        method: "PUT",
-        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
-        body: JSON.stringify(updated),
-      })
-    } else {
-      await fetch("http://localhost:4000/recipes", {
-        method: "POST",
-        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
-        body: JSON.stringify(updated),
-      })
-    }
-    navigate("/") // back to list
-  }
-    if (!recipe) return <div>Loading...</div>
-  */
- const handleSave = (updatedRecipe : Recipe) => {
-    console.log("Saving", updatedRecipe.title)
-    navigateBack();
- }
-
- const handleCancel = () => {
-    console.log("Cancelling edit mode for", recipe ? recipe.id : "no recipe at all")
-    navigateBack();
- }
-
- const navigateBack = () => {
-    if(recipe && recipe.id){
-      console.log("navigating to recipe with id", recipe.id)
-      navigate("/recipe/" + recipe.id) // go back to detail view
-    } else {
-      console.log("navigating back to list as no recipe was selected")
-      navigate("/") // no recipe -> go back to list
-    }
- }
- // error handling -> if there is no recipe, we cannot open edit view
- if (!recipe) return <div>Oops, there's no recipe in RecipeEditView</div>
- console.log("opening recipe in edit mode", recipe.title, id)
-
-  
- return <RecipeEditor recipe={recipe} onSave={handleSave} onCancel={handleCancel}/>
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/IngredientGroupListEditor.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/IngredientGroupListEditor.tsx
similarity index 94%
rename from frontend/src/components/IngredientGroupListEditor.tsx
rename to frontend/src/components/recipes/IngredientGroupListEditor.tsx
index bf0da33..2fbed6b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/IngredientGroupListEditor.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/IngredientGroupListEditor.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
  * Editor for ingredient groups
  */
 
-import type { Ingredient } from "../types/ingredient"
-import type { IngredientGroup } from "../types/ingredientGroup"
+import type { Ingredient } from "../../types/ingredient"
+import type { IngredientGroup } from "../../types/ingredientGroup"
 import { IngredientListEditor } from "./IngredientListEditor"
 
 type IngredientGroupListEditorProps = {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/IngredientListEditor.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/IngredientListEditor.tsx
similarity index 97%
rename from frontend/src/components/IngredientListEditor.tsx
rename to frontend/src/components/recipes/IngredientListEditor.tsx
index 55f767e..7c24ce5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/IngredientListEditor.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/IngredientListEditor.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Ingredient } from "../types/ingredient"
+import type { Ingredient } from "../../types/ingredient"
 
 /** 
  * Editor for handling the ingredient list
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/RecipeDetailView.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx
similarity index 95%
rename from frontend/src/components/RecipeDetailView.tsx
rename to frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx
index 8785dc8..6fac82b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/RecipeDetailView.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useParams, Link } from "react-router-dom"
-import { recipes } from "../mock_data/recipes"
-import type { Recipe } from "../types/recipe"
+import { recipes } from "../../mock_data/recipes"
+import type { Recipe } from "../../types/recipe"
 import { useState } from "react"
 
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { useState } from "react"
  * Displays the full detail of a single recipe,
  * including its ingredients, instructions, and image.
  */
-export default function RecipeDetailView() {
+export default function RecipeDetailPage() {
   // Extract recipe ID from route params
   const { id } = useParams<{ id: string }>()
   const recipe = recipes.find((r) => r.id === id)
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditPage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73ba44e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditPage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import { useParams, useNavigate } from "react-router-dom"
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
+import type { Recipe } from "../../types/recipe"
+import  RecipeEditor  from "./RecipeEditor"
+import { fetchRecipe, createRecipe, updateRecipe } from "../../api/recipePoint"
+
+export default function RecipeEditPage() {
+  const { id } = useParams<{ id: string }>()
+  const [recipe, setRecipe] = useState<Recipe | null>(null)
+  const navigate = useNavigate()
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const loadRecipe = async () => {
+      if (id) {
+        try {
+          // Fetch recipe data when editing an existing one
+          const data = await fetchRecipe(id)
+          setRecipe(data)
+        } catch (err) {
+          console.error(err)
+        }
+      } else {
+        // New recipe case
+        setRecipe({
+          id: "",
+          title: "",
+          ingredientGroupList: [
+          ],
+          instructions: "",
+          servings: {
+            amount: 1,
+            unit: ""
+          }
+        })
+      }
+    }
+
+    loadRecipe()
+  }, [id])
+
+  const handleSave = async (updated: Recipe) => {
+    try {
+      if (updated.id) {
+        await updateRecipe(updated)
+      } else {
+        await createRecipe(updated)
+      }
+      navigateBack();
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error(err)
+    }
+  }
+
+ 
+
+ const handleCancel = () => {
+    console.log("Cancelling edit mode for", recipe ? recipe.id : "no recipe at all")
+    navigateBack();
+ }
+
+ const navigateBack = () => {
+    if(recipe && recipe.id){
+      console.log("navigating to recipe with id", recipe.id)
+      navigate("/recipe/" + recipe.id) // go back to detail view
+    } else {
+      console.log("navigating back to list as no recipe was selected")
+      navigate("/") // no recipe -> go back to list
+    }
+ }
+ // error handling -> if there is no recipe, we cannot open edit view
+  if (!recipe) {
+    return <div>Loading...</div>
+  }
+  
+ return <RecipeEditor recipe={recipe} onSave={handleSave} onCancel={handleCancel}/>
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/RecipeEditor.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditor.tsx
similarity index 96%
rename from frontend/src/components/RecipeEditor.tsx
rename to frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditor.tsx
index 18b0d4c..ea8540d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/RecipeEditor.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditor.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import { useState } from "react"
-import type { Recipe } from "../types/recipe"
-import type { IngredientGroup } from "../types/ingredientGroup"
+import type { Recipe } from "../../types/recipe"
+import type { IngredientGroup } from "../../types/ingredientGroup"
 import { IngredientGroupListEditor } from "./IngredientGroupListEditor"
-import { IngredientListEditor } from "./IngredientListEditor"
 
 type RecipeEditorProps = {
   recipe: Recipe
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/RecipeListItem.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeListItem.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/src/components/RecipeListItem.tsx
rename to frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeListItem.tsx
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/RecipeListView.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeListPage.tsx
similarity index 84%
rename from frontend/src/components/RecipeListView.tsx
rename to frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeListPage.tsx
index 6aed0a8..3ea4c35 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/RecipeListView.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeListPage.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import { recipes } from "../mock_data/recipes"
+import { recipes } from "../../mock_data/recipes"
 import RecipeListItem from "./RecipeListItem"
 
 /**
  * Displays a list of recipes in a sidebar layout.
  * Each recipe link fills the available width.
  */
-export default function RecipeListView() {
+export default function RecipeListPage() {
   return (
     <div className="sidebar">
       <h1 className="sidebar-title">Recipes</h1>
diff --git a/frontend/src/config/api.ts b/frontend/src/config/api.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccbd753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/config/api.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/**
+ * Backend URL
+ */
+export const API_BASE_URL = "http://localhost:4000"
\ No newline at end of file