German Fruit Cake With Glaze

For thin glaze 1 tbsp cornstarch or 2 tbsp ultra gel.

German fruit cake with glaze.

If you don t have access to this product it is easy to make a glaze which helps hold the fruit on the cake and seals in the fruit so that it stays fresher longer. For medium glaze 1 1 2 tbsp cornstarch or 3 tbsp ultra gel my favorite consistency. It is a delicious fruit cake consisting of dried or candied fruits raisins nuts cardamom and cinnamon. Oetker red cake glaze.

The glaze will pick up the flavor and slight color of the fruit. Obst kuchen is very typically served throughout germany during the afternoon coffee hour with dollops of freshly whipped cream. Stollen is a traditional german christmas cake also known as weihnachtsstollen weihnachten means christmas or christstollen. We usually glaze our strawberry fruit tarts with dr.

Add crumbled yeast and mix thoroughly. The 2 ingredient fruit glaze is a nice touch on this cake. For thick glaze 2 tbsp cornstarch or 4 tbsp ultra gel. Pour spoon or brush the glaze over the cake.

Traditional german obst kuchen is a fresh fruit flan with a sponge type cake base sometimes with a thin layer of custard topped with fresh fruit and then sealed with a fruit glaze. Add 1 cup flour and stir until smooth. All you need is. The resulting flan is similar to the sponge biskuit flans that are available in groceries to buy.

You always can use the juice of the fruit that you use for the cake eg sour cherries from the jar always have some liquid. All you need is one bowl to mix the cake and a flan pan to bake it. In germany you can buy tortenguss or cake glaze which you simply mix with water. You can also use canned fruit but ripe fresh fruit works best in the recipe.

You may need to heat this mixture slightly but do not bring it to a boil or the gelatin loses the ability to set. These german tarts showcase seasonal ripe fruit. Then you become creative in making this german fruit flan recipe your own. It s a thin shell to fill any way you like and will serve 6.

This glaze works well for fruit in a tart pie fruit pizza cheesecake or regular cake to give it that glossy professional look. Make a red fruit cake glaze use red grape juice for cakes that contain red fruit strawberries blueberries raspberries. Place this mixture in the refrigerator until it starts to thicken. You can also order it online.

You can serve the fruit cake without the glaze but it makes the cake more moist preserves the fruit and makes the cake look like it came out of a fancy bakery. Our favorite tarts are made with strawberries kiwi blueberries and peaches or a combination of fresh fruit. In some versions bits of marzipan or a few drops of rum are added to enhance the taste. Refrigerate the cake for at least 1 hour and make sure the glaze has set before serving.