Marzipan Cake
This vegetarian builds ground almonds, raspberry jam and marzipan into an easy meal you can have ready in about 70 minutes. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and pan. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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Pantry staples (you likely have these)
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How to make it
- Heat the oven to 180 C (350 F) and grease and line a 20 cm round springform tin with baking paper.
- Beat the softened butter with the granulated sugar and vanilla sugar for several minutes until pale and fluffy, then beat in the eggs one at a time, adding a spoonful of the flour with the last egg to prevent curdling.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt, stir in the ground almonds, then fold this mixture gently into the batter until just combined.
- Spoon half the batter into the tin and smooth it level, spread the raspberry jam evenly over the surface leaving a small border, then spoon the remaining batter on top and smooth it out.
- Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, until risen and golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean, then cool in the tin for 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack to cool completely.
- Dust a work surface with icing sugar and roll the marzipan into a thin round large enough to cover the top of the cake.
- Brush the top of the cooled cake lightly with a little warmed jam, lay the marzipan over it and press gently to smooth, trim the edges, and finish with a dusting of icing sugar before slicing.
You'll use: Oven · Pan
Ingredient substitutions
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
Tips & common questions
How long does Marzipan Cake take to make?
About 70 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 11 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of butter?
Try olive oil (¾ the amount). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Marzipan Cake vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Marzipan Cake is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Marzipan cake.jpg by Unknown, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.