CAKE - Baumkuchen

By Aemelia

Ingredients

• 250 g butter
• 250 g sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla sugar
• 6 eggs (seperate whites and yolks)
• 150 g flour
• 100 g starch
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3 drops of Almond essence
• 3 tbsp Amaretto
• Chocolate for icing and decoration

Details

Adapted from ourkitchen.fisherpaykel.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Cream the butter, egg yolks, vanilla sugar and almond essence until together until pale yellow.
2. Stir in the amaretto, then combine the flour, starch and baking powder in small amounts.
3. Beat the egg whites until firm, then fold the egg whites into the mixture.
4. Grease a high sided and lay a piece of baking paper in the base.
5. Add a couple of tablespoons of batter and spread in a thin layer across the bottom of the tin.
6. Grill the layer for approximately 4 mins or until the top of the layer has turned golden brown.
7. Take the tin out of the oven and spread a couple more tablespoons of batter onto the first layer, repeat this process until all the batter is used up.
8. Insert a skewer into the centre of the cake to check if it is ready. If the skewer comes out clean you are done, if not then put back in the oven for a few minutes on Bake until the skewer comes clean.