Christmas dome cake

Ingredients for 12 servings:

• 100 g butter
• 250 g marzipan – raw mass
• 180 g sugar
• 1 pinch of salt
• 3 m.-sized eggs
• 150 g flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 25 g ground almonds
• 3 tbsp milk
• 1 jar cherry(s)
• 30 g cornstarch
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar
• ½ lemon(s), grated peel, untreated
• 1 stalk(s) cinnamon
• 4 sheets of white gelatin
• 100 g biscuit(s) (amarettini, almond biscuits)
• 5 tbsp Amaretto
• 500 g whipped cream
• 50 g powdered sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• Pistachios, chopped

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Rest time approx. 4 hours; Total time approx. 5 hours

Cream together softened butter, 50g marzipan, 100g sugar, and salt. Beat in eggs one at a time. Mix flour with baking powder and almonds, then stir in milk. Pour into a 26cm springform pan lined with baking paper. Bake in a preheated oven at 175°C (150°C fan oven) for 20-25 minutes. Allow to cool slightly, then remove from the pan and let cool. Drain the cherries, reserving the juice. Set aside 10 good-quality cherries. Mix 4 tablespoons of the juice with the cornstarch. Bring the remaining juice, 30g sugar, vanilla sugar, lemon zest, and cinnamon to a boil. Stir in the cornstarch and bring to a boil. Remove the cinnamon stick. Fold in the cherries. Place the rim of the pan around the base, spread the compote on top, and chill. Soak the gelatine in cold water. Crumble all but 10 amaretti biscuits and drizzle with liqueur. Whisk the cream and 50g sugar until stiff. Squeeze out the gelatin, dissolve it, and stir in a little cream. Mix with the remaining cream. Fold in amaretti biscuits. Loosen the edges of the tin and spread the cream on the base. Chill for about 2 hours. Knead 200g of marzipan with the powdered sugar. Halve each half and roll out each half into a long strip (approx. 5 x 37 cm). Trim the edges evenly. Press the strip onto the edge of the cake, pressing in the excess edge in a wavy pattern. Place the remaining marzipan in the center to form a star. Dust the cake with cinnamon motifs. Decorate with pistachios, cherries, and amaretti biscuits.