Vanilla and marzipan cake

How to make Vanilla and marzipan cake recipe - Preparation time: approx. 20 minutes (plus baking time)

Makes 12 slices

Ingredients:
8 eggs
300 g almond paste
pinch of salt
2 tsp vanilla pulp
1 tsp zest from 1 untreated lemon
150 g sugar
120 g fine dark chocolate
125 g flour
100 g flaked almonds
100 g butter
butter for the baking tin
icing sugar
maraschino cherries

Method:
Separate the eggs. Beat the almond paste with the salt, vanilla pulp, lemon zest and egg yolks until frothy. Whip the egg whites with the sugar until stiff. Chop the chocolate and mix with the flour.

Pre-heat the oven to 180 °C (Gas Mark 4). Grease a springform (24 cm diameter) and line with flaked almonds. Stir in a little of the whipped egg whites into the egg yolk and marzipan mixture. Fold in the flour and chocolate mixture.

Melt the butter and add to the mixture. Fold in the rest of the whipped egg whites. Turn the cake mixture into the springform and bake in the oven for around 45–50 minutes. Decorate with maraschino cherries and icing sugar.

Vanilla and marzipan cake recipe