Festive Gingerbread Cake with Marzipan

Festive Gingerbread Cake with Marzipan

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Cook Time

4 h 30 min

Servings

10

Difficulty

Easy

Prep Time

45 Min

Description

This festive gingerbread cake with marzipan, prepared in the Thermomix®, is the perfect dessert for the Christmas season. Main ingredients are gingerbread spice, marzipan, mascarpone and Greek yogurt. The preparation time is 270 minutes, of which 45 minutes are active working time, for about 10 servings. Ideal for festive occasions and anyone who loves Christmas cakes.

Ingredients (11 ingredients)

  • 150 g Cherry jam
  • 0.5 TL Gingerbread spice
  • 200 g Marzipan
  • 200 g Greek yogurt
  • 100 g Mascarpone
  • 1 Pck. Vanilla sugar
  • 100 g Whipped cream
  • 0.5 Pck. Cream stiffener
  • 100 g Wafer gingerbread (without chocolate)
  • 2 Cake bases dark
  • 5 Cinnamon stars

Preparation (10 steps)

1

Heat and spice cherry jam

Thermomix® Setting
3 min/122°F/Speed 1 50

Add cherry jam and gingerbread spice to the mixing bowl and heat and stir for 3 min./50°C/speed 1. Then transfer and set aside.

180
2

Prepare marzipan

Halve the marzipan and roll out 2 circles with a diameter of 20 cm on a floured work surface or between two layers of cling film. Set the rolled out marzipan circles aside.

3

Prepare yogurt cream

Thermomix® Setting
20 sec/Speed 3

Add Greek yogurt, mascarpone and vanilla sugar to the mixing bowl and stir for 20 sec./speed 3. Then transfer.

20
4

Whip cream

Thermomix® Setting
2 min/Speed 3.5

Add whipped cream and cream stiffener to the mixing bowl, insert the butterfly and whip for 2 min./speed 3.5. Carefully fold the whipped cream into the yogurt cream.

120
5

Chop wafer gingerbread

Thermomix® Setting
5 sec/Speed 5

Add 70 g wafer gingerbread (without chocolate) to the mixing bowl and chop for 5 sec./speed 5. Fold the crumbled gingerbread into the yogurt-cream.

5
6

Prepare cake bases

Cut out the dark cake bases with a diameter of 20 cm. If the bases are larger, adjust with a knife or template.

7

Layer cake

Place a cake base on a cake plate. Place a marzipan circle on top and spread with half of the warmed cherry jam. Spread half of the yogurt-cream on top.

8

Second layer

Place the second cake base on the cream, top with the second marzipan circle and spread with the remaining jam. Spread the remaining cream on top.

9

Decorate cake

Thermomix® Setting
3 sec/Speed 5

Add the remaining 30 g wafer gingerbread (without chocolate) to the mixing bowl and chop for 3 sec./speed 5. Sprinkle the crumbs on the surface of the cake and decorate with the cinnamon stars.

3
10

Chill

Refrigerate the cake for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight, before serving.

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Allergens

  • Cereals containing gluten
  • Milk
  • Nuts
  • Soybeans
  • Eggs

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