Baumkuchen recipe for a wedding cake

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 250 g butter
• 250 g sugar
• 1 bag of vanilla sugar
• 6 eggs, separated
• 150 g flour
• 100 g cornstarch
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 100 g marzipan
• 5 drops of bitter almond flavor
• 4 tbsp rum
• ½ bottle of rum flavoring
• ½ bottle of butter-vanilla flavoring
• 250 g white chocolate coating
• 100 g marzipan paste
• 100 g cream
• Desiccated coconut

Instructions

Working time approx. 4 hours; Rest period approx. 2 days; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 2 days 5 hours

For a 4-tiered cake, prepare three times as much dough and cream as indicated

Cream the soft butter, sugar, egg yolks, and flavorings until very fluffy. Heat the marzipan with the rum and mix, then add to the batter and mix well. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Add the flour, Mondamin, and baking powder a tablespoon at a time, and finally fold in the beaten egg whites. Set the oven to grill level 1. Line the bottom of a springform pan with baking paper and spread about 3 tablespoons of batter on it. Grill in the preheated oven for about 3 minutes until golden brown. Continue with the remaining batter until all the batter is used up. Set aside to cool! Make the Baumkuchen 3-4 days before serving, wrap it in cling film, and refrigerate. Make the cream the day before: Gently simmer the cream with the chopped marzipan in a saucepan, then stir in the chopped chocolate coating and let it melt. Once cooled, place it in a bowl in the refrigerator. The next day, whip the cream and spread it over the cake. Place cling film over the cake, smooth it out, and then remove the film. Sprinkle a thin layer of desiccated coconut over the cream and press it down lightly. Then you can decorate as you wish! The quantities given are for one cake in a 28 cm springform pan. For a four-tier cake, you’ll need three times the amount for the batter and cream, and then use a smaller springform pan, e.g., 20 cm, 15 cm, and 10 cm. To ensure stability, I placed two small wooden skewers between each layer.