Small orange tree cake with marzipan

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 1 orange(s), untreated
• 100 g sugar
• 100 g marzipan paste
• 1 tbsp orange liqueur, if desired
• 3 eggs
• 50 g cornstarch
• 50 g butter, soft
• 75 g dark chocolate coating
• 2 tbsp butter
• Fat for the mold

Instructions

Working time approx. 45 minutes; Total time approx. 45 minutes

for a 20 cm loaf pan

For the syrup, rinse the orange with hot water, dry it, and finely grate the zest. Squeeze out the juice and measure out 75 ml. Bring the orange juice and 50 g of sugar to a boil and boil gently for 30 seconds. Finely grate 50 g of marzipan and mix thoroughly with the syrup until smooth. Stir in orange liqueur, if desired. Separate the eggs. Beat the egg whites with the remaining sugar until creamy and stiff. Sift in the cornstarch and fold in with a whisk. Beat the softened butter until fluffy. Finely grate the remaining marzipan, add it to the butter with the egg yolks, and mix thoroughly. Stir in the orange zest and lightly fold in the beaten egg whites. Set the oven to grill. Grease the dish. Spread 2 tablespoons of batter on the bottom of the dish, place it on the oven rack (center), and grill for about 30 seconds until the surface is lightly browned (careful, this happens very quickly!). Remove the pan and spread 1-2 teaspoons of syrup over the layer. Spread a little more batter on top, grill briefly, then brush with syrup. Continue this process until all the batter and syrup are used up. Let it cool completely in the pan, then turn the cake out onto a wire rack. For the glaze, chop the chocolate and melt it with 2 tablespoons of water in a bain-marie. Add the butter and stir well. Spread the glaze over the cake with a tablespoon and let it set.