King of Cakes : Baumkuchen

My sister was teling me this morning about the newly opened cake shop at the basement of Takashimaya, she knew this because it was so famous in Japan, but it seems to have originated from German though (ironic?)

"Baumkuchen"

pronounced 'bowm-koo-khehn'

Description:
A German specialty dubbed the "king of cakes," Baumkuchen is particularly popular at Christmastime. This tall dessert is comprised of many thin cake layers that resembles a tree's growth rings. Baumkuchen translates as "tree (baum) cake (kuchen)." It takes a master baker to make this labor-intensive cake in the traditional way, which is to spoon a sponge cake batter over a revolving oven spit, one layer at a time, browning each layer before adding the next. Today, other pans are sometimes used; one method is to brush a thin layer of batter onto the bottom of the springform pan, bake it for 2 to 3 minutes, then brush on another layer of batter and bake, and so on. Baumkuchen is tradionationally enrobed in a thin chocolate glaze, though vanilla or other flavors may be used.

Courtesy from : Food Lover's Companion Fourth Edition; Barrons, 2007; p. 49





Might wanna check it out one day. Price for small one around 8dollars and medium one around 14dollars-ish. ^^ ahh...food baby

Warning:-
- cant refrigerate once open, once refridgerate, thats it, the cake loses its moisture and won't taste so nice anymore..

Cake makes a good house-warming gift by the way.