for 56 pieces

Rhubarb

800 g	rhubarb, cut into pieces approx. 2 cm long
100 g	sugar

Batter

250 g	butter, soft
150 g	sugar
1 pinch	salt
3 pinch	ground coriander seeds
1 pinch	nutmeg
3	eggs
400 g	white flour
40 g	wheat starch (Epifin)
1 tbsp	baking powder

Topping

3	egg whites
1 pinch	salt
150 g	shelled ground almonds
150 g	marzipan, roughly grated
150 g	sugar
2 tbsp	amaretto

How it's done

Rhubarb

Mix the rhubarb and sugar, leave to absorb for approx. 1 hr. Drain the rhubarb, retain the juice and set aside.

Batter

Place the butter in a bowl, whisk in the sugar, salt, coriander and nutmeg. Add the eggs one at a time and continue to whisk until the mixture becomes lighter in colour. Mix in 3 tbsp of the reserved rhubarb liquid. Mix the flour, wheat starch and baking powder and stir into the mixture. Transfer the batter to the prepared tray. Arrange the rhubarb on top.

Topping

Gently beat the egg white and salt. Add the almonds, marzipan, sugar and amaretto, mix roughly, spread on top of the rhubarb.

To bake

Approx. 45 mins. in the lower half of an oven preheated to 180°C. Remove from the oven, allow to cool slightly, then leave to cool completely on a rack. Cut the cake into approx. 5 cm squares.

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