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Marzipan Cake

Name: Marzipan Cake
Total time: 227 min
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 75 g butter; 125 g white granulated sugar; 1 packet vanilla sugar; 4 eggs; 100 g flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 100 g ground almonds; 3 tablespoons jam; a few drops almond flavor; 1 tablespoon white granulated sugar; 3 tablespoons water; 2 packets of no-cook pectin; 600 ml whipping cream; 75 g marzipan; 350 g marzipan; 50 g chopped almonds; 50 g powdered sugar; 200 ml whipping cream, whipped; starch-based creamer; 50 g whole milk chocolate couverture

Make Marzipan Cake with a practical ingredient list and a complete, ordered cooking method adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook.

Published October 16, 2026

EST. TOTAL TIME3h 47m

DIFFICULTYMedium

SERVESSee recipe

Time and difficulty are editorial estimates; allow extra time for your equipment and experience.

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Step 1

Preheat the oven to 180 °C.

Step 2

Melt butter in a small saucepan and let cool slightly.

Step 3

Beat the eggs in a mixing bowl with a mixer at the highest level until frothy. While stirring, sprinkle in sugar mixed with vanilla sugar, then beat the mixture for 2 minutes.

Step 4

Combine the flour, baking powder and almonds. Stir in briefly at the lowest setting, then stir in the butter briefly.

Step 5

Spread the batter in a springform pan.

Step 6

Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.

Step 7

Let the cake base cool and cut twice horizontally. Place one of the cake bases on a cake platter.

Step 8

Stir the jam until smooth and spread on the bottom cake base.

Step 9

Place the middle cake base on top of the jam, and press gently to secure the layers.

Step 10

Cut the marzipan into small pieces and place in a mixing bowl. Add the bitter almond flavor, sugar, and water, and stir until smooth with the mixer.

Step 11

Whip the cream with pectin stiffly according to the package instructions. Mix in the marzipan.

Step 12

Spread about ¾ of the cream on the middle cake layer, and put the final layer on top.

Step 13

Spread the cake completely with the remaining cream. Place the cake in the fridge for at least 3 hours.

Step 14

Place a piece baking paper on a large plate.

Step 15

Crush the couverture and melt it in a bowl over a water bath. Mix the almonds with the chocolate coating.

Step 16

Spoon 16 small dollops of the almond-chocolate mixture on the baking paper, and keep in the fridge until the chocolate has set.

Step 17

Sift powdered sugar and knead into the marzipan. Roll out the marzipan mixture into a round flat disc (Ø=36 cm).

Step 18

Drape the marzipan over the cake. Press the marzipan onto the edge of the cake. Cut off any excess marzipan.

Step 19

Prepare cream and transfer to a piping bag. Decorate the cake with cream.

Step 20

Place almond slivers on top and place the cake in the fridge until ready to serve.

Marzipan Cake

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