German Tree Cake | Baumtorte / Baumkuchen | Global Table Adventure

Name: German Tree Cake | Baumtorte / Baumkuchen | Global Table Adventure
Total time: 105 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups almond paste (, tightly packed (12 oz)); 6 Tbsp half and half; 12 Tbsp butter; 1 cup sugar; 10 egg (, separated (put the whites in a bowl big enough to whip them up to stiff peaks)); 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 cup cake flour; 3/4 cup cornstarch; 10 oz apricot jam; 1 cup slivered almonds (, coarsely chopped); 3 Tbsp butter; 1 Tbsp rum (, preferably dark); 1 Tbsp light corn syrup; 3 oz semi-sweet chocolate

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This is my favorite cake. All 21 layers of it. It has been since my mitten-wearing years.

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups almond paste (, tightly packed (12 oz))
6 Tbsp half and half
12 Tbsp butter
1 cup sugar
10 egg (, separated (put the whites in a bowl big enough to whip them up to stiff peaks))
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup cake flour
3/4 cup cornstarch
10 oz apricot jam
1 cup slivered almonds (, coarsely chopped)
3 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp rum (, preferably dark)
1 Tbsp light corn syrup
3 oz semi-sweet chocolate