German Tree Cake | Baumtorte / Baumkuchen
This is my favorite cake. All 20 layers of it. It has been since my mitten-wearing years. My mom used this intricately layered almond and chocolate cake as an activity for us kids – something to keep us busy on rainy mornings, when crayons had lost their interest. It is single-handedly responsible for my obsession with almond paste (and it’s sweeter counterpart, marzipan). NOTE: You need two days to make this cake because the cake needs to chill in the fridge overnight.
- Servings: 12
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Ingredients
- almond paste )
- half and half
- butter
- sugar
- egg )
- vanilla extract
- cake flour
- cornstarch
- apricot jam
- slivered almonds
- rum
- light corn syrup
- semi-sweet chocolate