Baumkuchen Triangles
Originating from Germany, Baumkuchen, or “tree cake,” is known for its distinctive ring-like layers that are reminiscent of tree rings. Cut into triangles and then covered in chocolate, they can certainly add a festive and celebratory atmosphere to your dessert table.
2 h
Medium
6-8
Recipe Ingredients
Ingredients for the cake
- 6 eggs
- pinch of salt
- 125 grams caster sugar
- 100 grams icing sugar
- 200 grams unsalted butter, melted
- 150 grams marzipan
- 100 grams plain flour
Additional ingredients
- 100 grams apricot jam
- 300 grams chocolate
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
Methods
1. Preheat the oven
Preheat your oven to 250°C (480°F) and grease a 23×23 cm (9×9″) baking tin or baking frame. Adjust the oven rack to the middle position.
2. Make the batter
In a small saucepan, melt the butter and set it aside to cool to room temperature.
Separate the eggs and beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until soft peaks form. Gradually add caster sugar while continuing to beat until the mixture achieves stiff peaks. Once stiff, set the egg whites aside.
In a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolks with icing sugar until the mixture becomes light and fluffy. Add the melted butter and stir it in. Crumble the marzipan slightly and add it to the egg yolk mixture along with the flour. Mix the ingredients until a creamy mixture is formed. Finally, carefully fold the egg whites into the egg yolk mixture.
3. Bake
The cake is made by layering batter. Each layer is baked briefly until a golden surface is created. This process is repeated several times, creating a cake with many layers that resembles the rings of a tree.
Start by spreading a ladle of batter evenly on the bottom of your cake tin, and place the tin in the oven for three minutes. Make sure that the batter only gets a little colour. It’s just a thin layer; don’t overbake it. Once baked, take the baking tin out of the oven and repeat the step until all the batter is used. I got seven layers.
4. Cool and shape the cake
Allow the cake to cool slightly in the baking tin, then carefully turn it out onto a wire rack. Spread the apricot jam evenly on top of the cake. Cut the cake into four strips, and then cut each strip into equal triangles. Alternatively, cut the strips into bars.
5. Cover with chocolate
Melt the chocolate with a teaspoon of coconut oil over a water bath. Dip each triangular cake piece into the melted chocolate to ensure an even coating. Place the coated cake triangles on a baking tray lined with baking parchment.
6. Serve
Allow the chocolate coating to set before serving.
Enjoy!
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