What is Frankfurter Kranz?
Frankfurter Kranz is a wreath in the shape of a wreath from Frankfurt, Germany. It consists of a mushroom cake roasted in a can with a circular shape and horizontally divided into two or three pieces. The cake is filled with cream and red jam - usually strawberry or cherry. The outer edge is completely coated with cream and sprinkled with crispy hazelnuts or almonds. Other elements of decoration include cocktail cherries or cream dots.
The unknown confectioner created the first cake of Frankfurter Kranz during the 18th century. In German, it means kranz koruna, so it is also known as Frankfurt Crown Cake. The shape of the cake is a symbol of Frankfurt, which is the place of coronation of German kings and emperors for more than 500 years. The gold shell of crushed hazelnuts is a symbol of gold and red cherries represent decorative jewelry.
together with flour, egg yolks and baking powder, traditional ingredients for the bars of the Frankfurter Kranz Ponger-Kranz base include cream butter, sugar, gratedA lemon peel and rum, with all of these together until a fluffy composition is reached. For the filling of the butter cream, sugar and water are boiled and poured over a beaten yolk egg. The rum is added and the mixture is defeated until it is thick. The Frankfurter Kranz ingredients include sugar and water cooked into the syrup and almond or nut aphids. Apricot jam can be used as a glaze for the outer part of the cake.
To assemble the cake, the mushroom layers are placed on the cake board one by one and alternate with the crumbling cream. The apricot glaze extends at the top and hips of the cake for holding the pralin coating. This coating is also known as crogant and is produced by browning with a sliced or freezing nut in butter with a little sugar. If there is any cream cream left, it can be used to decorate the upper part of the cake along with red candied cherries.
To create authenticFrankfurter Kranz, butter should never be replaced by margarine and must be at room temperature when mixed with other ingredients. Using a kitchen robot can help in obtaining smooth cream. Before serving, the cake must be cooled for at least two to three hours, so the coating has time for solid.