Marzipan Cake


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Ingredients for 12 portions, 10" Ø springform cake tin
  • For the cake base
  • 2 Egg(s)
  • 80 g Marzipan, finely diced
  • pinch(es) Salt
  • 1 sachet(s) Vanilla sugar
  • 5 g Lemon peel
  • 5 g Orange zest
  • 3 tbsp AP Flour
  • 2 tbsp Almonds, grated
  • 30 ml Rape seed oil
  • 0.5 tsp Baking powder
  • For the cream
  • 100 ml Milk
  • 100 g Honey
  • 200 g Marzipan
  • 500 g QimiQ Classic, room temperature
  • 4 cl Amaretto
  • 250 ml Heavy cream 36 % fat, beaten
Method
1.
Pre-heat the oven to 320° F (conventional oven).
2.
For the cake base, whisk the eggs, marzipan, salt, vanilla sugar and lemon and orange zest together until fluffy. Slowly add the oil. Carefully fold in the flour, baking powder, almond mixture.
3.
Pour the mixture into a pre-prepared cake tin and bake in the hot oven for approx. 35 minutes.
4.
For the cream, bring the milk, honey and marzipan to the boil. Blend until smooth and allow to cool. Whisk QimiQ Classic smooth. Add the marzipan mixtuer and Amaretto and mix well. Fold in the whipped cream.
5.
Spread the cream onto the cake base and chill for at least four hours (preferably over night).