BaumKuchen

Name: BaumKuchen
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 156 grams almond paste; 237 milliliters sifted confectioners sugar; 207 milliliters cornstarch; 6 egg whites; 2 egg yolks; 177 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 pinch salt; 28 grams semisweet chocolate; 207 milliliters unsalted butter, softened; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 3 teaspoons vegetable oil; 177 milliliters white sugar

BaumKuchen might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 554 calories, 7g of protein, and 30g of fat. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. If you have butter, confectioners' sugar, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Butter a 9 inch square metal pan.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Place a sheet of parchment paper in the bottom. Butter the parchment, and flour the whole pan. Position the rack of the oven to the lowest level, and preheat the broiler.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Baking Paper

Oven

Frying Pan

In a large bowl, cream the butter or margarine until light and fluffy.

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Butter

Cream

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Bowl

Add in the almond paste in small chunks; beat until smooth.

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Almond Paste

Add the confectioners' sugar, cornstarch, vanilla, and salt. Beat in the yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat until smooth.

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Powdered Sugar

Corn Starch

Vanilla

Egg Yolk

Salt

In another bowl, beat the egg whites to soft peaks.

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Egg Whites

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Bowl

Add in the sugar slowly while continuing to beat the meringue to stiff, glossy peaks. Fold the meringue into the yolk mixture. Sift the flour over this, and fold in.

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All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg Yolk

Spoon a small amount of batter onto the parchment in the baking pan. With a pastry brush, paint the batter on. You want to cover the paper completely, but have a thin layer.

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Pastry Brush

Baking Pan

Place under the broiler, and cook until light brown; this should take about 1 to 2 minutes.

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Broiler

Brush another layer of the batter over the cake, and place under the broiler. Continue on in this way until all of the batter is used. Cool completely. Turn the cake out of the pan, and trim the edges clean.

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Broiler

Frying Pan

In a double boiler, combine the chocolate and the oil.

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Chocolate

Cooking Oil

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Double Boiler

Heat until the chocolate is smooth. With a pastry brush, brush one side of the trimmed cake with some chocolate. Don't make it too thick. Allow this to harden. Turn the cake over, and brush the other side. Allow the cake to set.

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Chocolate

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Pastry Brush

Cut the cake into 6 narrow strips, each about 1-1/2 inches wide.

Brush the sides and top with the glaze, and allow to set. Store in the refrigerator, but serve at room temperature.

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Glaze