German crown cake (Frankfurter Kranz)

German crown cake (Frankfurter Kranz)

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Hanna Reder

Hanna Reder

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"My grandmother would always make this cake when I came to visit. One day she told me that sometimes, if she didn’t have time, she would buy a ready-made lemon cake and assemble it with buttercream frosting, currant jelly, and hazelnut croquant. Even so, I never knew as it always looked (and tasted) as if she’d made it from scratch. So, if you’re out of time and want to wow someone, a little cheating is allowed."
Difficulty
Medium 👍
Preparation
105 min
Baking
45 min
Resting
60 min

Ingredients

2Servings
MetricImperial
½ tbsp
vanilla pudding powder
83⅓ ml
whole milk
56⅔ g
unsalted butter
54⅛ g
sugar
lemon
1
eggs
tsp
vanilla extract
tsp
salt
tbsp
water (hot)
33⅓ g
flour
12½ g
starch
tsp
baking powder
24⅛ g
hazelnuts
25 g
red currant jam
1⅔
Maraschino cherries

Utensils

oven, bowl, whisk, saucepan, plastic wrap, fine grater, stand mixer with paddle, fine sieve, tube pan (10 in.), knife, cutting board, frying pan, baking sheet, parchment paper, piping bag (with tip), serrated knife, offset spatula

Nutrition per serving

Cal597
Fat36 g
Protein9 g
Carb59 g
  • Step 1/5

    Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF. Mix vanilla pudding powder with some milk and whisk to combine. In a saucepan over medium heat, combine some butter, sugar, and remaining milk and heat over medium heat until simmering. Add pudding-milk mixture to the saucepan and whisk constantly for approx. 3 min. Pour mixture into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let cool to room temperature.
    • ½ tbsp vanilla pudding powder
    • 83⅓ ml whole milk
    • g unsalted butter
    • 12½ g sugar
    • oven
    • bowl
    • whisk
    • saucepan
    • plastic wrap

    Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF. Mix vanilla pudding powder with some milk and whisk to combine. In a saucepan over medium heat, combine some butter, sugar, and remaining milk and heat over medium heat until simmering. Add pudding-milk mixture to the saucepan and whisk constantly for approx. 3 min. Pour mixture into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let cool to room temperature.

  • Step 2/5

    Zest lemon. Add eggs to a stand mixer with sugar, vanilla extract, lemon zest, salt, and hot water. Beat at high speed for approx. 10 min. or until frothy. Mix flour with starch and baking powder, sift together, and gradually add to the stand mixer. Add the melted butter and mix until fully incorporated. Grease and flour a tube pan and add the batter. Bake at 180ºC/350ºF for approx. 40 – 45 min.
    • lemon
    • 1 eggs
    • 33⅓ g sugar
    • tsp vanilla extract
    • tsp salt
    • tbsp water (hot)
    • 33⅓ g flour
    • 12½ g starch
    • tsp baking powder
    • 8⅓ g unsalted butter
    • fine grater
    • stand mixer with paddle
    • fine sieve
    • tube pan (10 in.)

    Zest lemon. Add eggs to a stand mixer with sugar, vanilla extract, lemon zest, salt, and hot water. Beat at high speed for approx. 10 min. or until frothy. Mix flour with starch and baking powder, sift together, and gradually add to the stand mixer. Add the melted butter and mix until fully incorporated. Grease and flour a tube pan and add the batter. Bake at 180ºC/350ºF for approx. 40 – 45 min.

  • Step 3/5

    To make the croquant, finely chop the hazelnuts. Add sugar to a pan and let caramelize. Add butter and chopped hazelnuts and stir to combine. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, let cool and reserve for later.
    • 24⅛ g hazelnuts
    • 8⅓ g sugar
    • 4⅛ g unsalted butter
    • knife
    • cutting board
    • frying pan
    • baking sheet
    • parchment paper

    To make the croquant, finely chop the hazelnuts. Add sugar to a pan and let caramelize. Add butter and chopped hazelnuts and stir to combine. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, let cool and reserve for later.

  • Step 4/5

    To make the buttercream frosting, add remaining butter to a stand mixer and beat for approx. 5 min. or until very light in color. Add the cooled vanilla pudding to the butter by the spoonful. Mix for approx. 5 min. or until the buttercream is smooth. Transfer buttercream to a piping bag with star tip.
    • 41⅔ g unsalted butter
    • piping bag (with tip)

    To make the buttercream frosting, add remaining butter to a stand mixer and beat for approx. 5 min. or until very light in color. Add the cooled vanilla pudding to the butter by the spoonful. Mix for approx. 5 min. or until the buttercream is smooth. Transfer buttercream to a piping bag with star tip.

  • Step 5/5

    Chop hazelnut croquant to make very fine pieces. Cut cooled cake horizontally into three layers. Spread half of the currant jelly on bottom cake ring, spread buttercream on top, and put on the second layer of cake ring. Spread the remaining currant jelly, more buttercream, and cover with the top layer of cake ring. Frost the cake top and sides with buttercream and sprinkle croquant all over the cake. Pipe buttercream flowers on top and add one cherry to each buttercream flower. Let cool for at least 60 min. before serving. Enjoy!
    • 25 g red currant jam
    • 1⅔ Maraschino cherries
    • serrated knife
    • offset spatula

    Chop hazelnut croquant to make very fine pieces. Cut cooled cake horizontally into three layers. Spread half of the currant jelly on bottom cake ring, spread buttercream on top, and put on the second layer of cake ring. Spread the remaining currant jelly, more buttercream, and cover with the top layer of cake ring. Frost the cake top and sides with buttercream and sprinkle croquant all over the cake. Pipe buttercream flowers on top and add one cherry to each buttercream flower. Let cool for at least 60 min. before serving. Enjoy!

  • Enjoy your meal!

    German crown cake (Frankfurter Kranz)

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