diff --git a/frontend/src/api/recipePoint.ts b/frontend/src/api/recipePoint.ts
index 190a600..44f5779 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/recipePoint.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/recipePoint.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import type { Recipe } from "../types/recipe"
+import { get, postJson, putJson } from "./utils/requests";
 
 
 /**
  * Util for handling the recipe api
  */
-// reate base url from .env file
+// read base url from .env file
 const BASE_URL = import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE;
 
 /**
@@ -18,10 +19,7 @@ const RECIPE_URL = `${BASE_URL}/recipe`
  * @returns A single recipe
  */
 export async function fetchRecipe(id: string): Promise<Recipe> {
-  const res = await fetch(`${RECIPE_URL}/${id}`)
-  if (!res.ok) {
-    throw new Error(`Failed to fetch recipe with id ${id}`)
-  }
+  const res = await get(`${RECIPE_URL}/${id}`)
   return res.json()
 }
 
@@ -36,12 +34,8 @@ export async function fetchRecipeList(searchString : string): Promise<Recipe[]>
   if(searchString && searchString !== ""){
     url +="?search=" + searchString;
   }
-  console.log("calling url", url)
-  const res = await fetch(url)
-  if (!res.ok) {
-    throw new Error(`Failed to fetch recipe list`)
-  }
-  return res.json()
+  const res = await get(url);
+  return res.json();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -50,15 +44,8 @@ export async function fetchRecipeList(searchString : string): Promise<Recipe[]>
  * @returns Saved recipe
  */
 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()
+  const res = await postJson(RECIPE_URL, JSON.stringify(recipe));
+  return res.json();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -67,13 +54,6 @@ export async function createRecipe(recipe: Recipe): Promise<Recipe> {
  * @returns Saved recipe
  */
 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 ${recipe.id}`)
-  }
-  return res.json()
+  const res = await putJson(`${RECIPE_URL}/${recipe.id}`, JSON.stringify(recipe));
+  return res.json();
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/utils/headers.ts b/frontend/src/api/utils/headers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a2fdb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/api/utils/headers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+export function setContentTypeHeaderJson(headers: Headers){
+    return headers.set("Content-Type", "application/json");
+}
+
+export function setAuthHeader(headers: Headers){
+    // retrieve session data from browser storage
+    const sessionStr = localStorage.getItem("session");
+    let loginResponse = null;
+    if(sessionStr){
+        loginResponse = JSON.parse(sessionStr);
+    }
+    // add token if possible
+    if(loginResponse && loginResponse.token){
+        headers.set("Authorization", "Bearer " + loginResponse.token)
+    } else {
+        console.log("No access token!")
+    }
+    return headers;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/utils/requests.ts b/frontend/src/api/utils/requests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a3156f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/api/utils/requests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { setAuthHeader, setContentTypeHeaderJson } from "./headers";
+
+export async function get(url: string) : Promise<Response>{
+    const requestHeaders = new Headers();
+    setAuthHeader(requestHeaders);
+    console.log("GET to " + url);
+    const response = await fetch(url, {
+        method: "GET",
+        headers: requestHeaders
+    })
+    if(!response.ok){
+        throw new Error("GET to " + url + "failed!")
+    }
+    return response;
+}
+
+export async function postJson(url: string, requestBody: string, logBody = true) : Promise<Response>{
+    console.log("POST to " + url + (logBody) ? "with body " + requestBody : "");
+    return persistJson(url, requestBody, "POST");
+}
+
+export async function putJson(url: string, requestBody: string, logBody = true) : Promise<Response>{
+    console.log("PUT to " + url + (logBody) ? "with body " + requestBody : "");
+    return persistJson(url, requestBody, "PUT");
+}
+
+async function persistJson(url: string, requestBody: string, requestMethod: string) : Promise<Response>{
+    const requestHeaders = new Headers();
+    setContentTypeHeaderJson(requestHeaders);
+    setAuthHeader(requestHeaders);
+    const response = await fetch(url, {
+        method: requestMethod,
+        headers: requestHeaders,
+        body: requestBody,
+    });
+    if(!response.ok){
+        throw new Error(requestMethod + " to " + url + "failed!")
+    }
+    return response;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/basics/ButtonLink.tsx b/frontend/src/components/basics/ButtonLink.tsx
index e69de29..6ed591f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/basics/ButtonLink.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/basics/ButtonLink.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { Link, type LinkProps } from "react-router-dom"
+import { ButtonType } from "./Button"
+
+type ButtonLinkProps = LinkProps & {
+  text: string
+  buttonType?: ButtonType
+  className?: string
+}
+
+/**
+ * Link component having the same stile as the button
+ */
+export default function ButtonLink({
+  to,
+  text,
+  buttonType = ButtonType.DefaultButton,
+  className = "",
+  ...props
+}: ButtonLinkProps) {
+  return (
+    <Link
+      to={to}
+      className={`basic-button ${buttonType.backgroundColor} ${buttonType.textColor} ${className}`}
+      {...props}
+    >
+      {text}
+    </Link>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx
index 8e54bc2..83fdcc9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ export default function RecipeDetailPage() {
           text="Zurueck"        
         />
       </div>
-
     </div>
 
   )
diff --git a/frontend/src/mock_data/recipes.ts b/frontend/src/mock_data/recipes.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 350ab67..0000000
--- a/frontend/src/mock_data/recipes.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-import type { Recipe } from "../types/recipe"
-
-/**
- * Mock data set with some sample recipes.
- * In a real application, this would be fetched from a backend.
- */
-export const recipes: Recipe[] = [
-  {
-  id: "1",
-  title: "Spaghetti Bolognese",
-  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.",
-  //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"
-}
-]