Baumkuchen

Step by step

1. 1

   Preheat oven to grill setting, grease springform pan and line with parchment.

2. 2

   Separate eggs, beat egg whites stiff.

3. 3

   Cream butter with sugar, stir in egg yolks one at a time.

4. 4

   Add vanilla extract, lemon zest and marzipan.

5. 5

   Mix flour, starch and salt and fold in.

6. 6

   Carefully fold in egg whites.

7. 7

   Spread a thin layer of batter into the pan and bake under the grill for about 3 minutes until golden.

8. 8

   Repeat 10–12 times until batter is used up — bake each layer until golden before adding next.

9. 9

   Let cool completely.

10. 10

    Coat with melted chocolate glaze.