Cherry crumble is probably one of my favorite cakes. It’s quick to make, has no particular pitfalls and is always delicious. With this attitude, I also came to this recipe and in the end I was surprised that cherry crumbles can be even tastier. This recipe has surpassed all previous cherry crumble recipes, also, not only because of the super delicious marzipan crumble.
Filling:
350g pitted cherries from a jar (e.g. morello cherries)
40g cornstarch
60g sugar
1 packet of vanilla sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
Dough:
300gflour (all purpose)
120g sugar
150g vegan butter
1 tsp baking powder
4 tbsp cold water
1 packet of vanilla sugar
1 pinch of salt
Crumbles:
100g raw marzipan
flaked almonds (optional)
Aditionally:
Springform pan 20-22cm diameter
baking paper
Preparation:
1. Place the cherries in a sieve, collecting the juice. Drain well. 300ml of the juice is needed for the filling. Take 3-4 tablespoons of the measured 300ml and mix them with the cornstarch.
2. Put the remaining cherry juice in a saucepan and add the sugar, vanilla sugar and cinnamon. Bring everything to a boil, then pour in the cornstarch mix while stirring. Let the mixture boil for 2 minutes while stirring diligently. Now fold the drained cherries into the mixture and let the filling cool down.
3. Preheat the oven to 180° top/bottom heat and line the bottom of the springform pan with baking paper.
4. Knead all the ingredients for the dough in a bowl with a dough hook or hands to form a homogeneous dough. Remove approx. 120 g from this dough. We will use this later for the crumbles.
5. Pour the rest of the dough into the springform pan and use it to shape the base of the cake and a 2 cm high border.
6. Spread the cherry filling evenly over the base.
7. Knead the remaining 120 g of dough with the raw marzipan mixture by hand and spread over the cherry mixture as crumbles.
8. Bake the cake in the middle of the oven for 35 minutes. 10 minutes before the end of the baking time you can spread some flaked almonds on the crumbles.
9. Be patient and let the cake cool down before you start indulging.