Baumkuchen / German Layered Cake

Known from

THE symbol of the confectionery trade

Product information
Production
Ingredients
Shelf life & storage
Nutritional information

Note: Traditionally baked over an open flame

Traditional manufacturing on the rotary rolling mill
Each layer baked individually for ideal texture and aroma

Ingredients:
Eggs, Flour, Wheat Starch, Sugar, Butter, Vanilla, Tonka bean, Lemon zest.
Coating: Whole Milk Chocolate (Cocoa content min. 40% organic quality): Beet sugar, Cocoa butter, Whole milk powder, Cocoa mass (Ecuador), Skimmed milk powder; and Dark Chocolate (Cocoa content min. 62% organic quality): Cocoa mass (Ecuador), Beet sugar, Cocoa butter.

Allergens:
Contains: Gluten (Flour/Starch), Eggs, Milk components (Butter, Milk powders).

May contain traces of tree nuts, soy, and sesame.

Store in a cool, dry place, away from light.

Nutritional Information per 100g:

Energy: 1990 kJ / 475 kcal

Fat: 32 g
of which saturates: 18 g

Carbohydrates: 36 g
of which sugar: 27 g

Protein: 7.4 g

Salt: 0.08 g

Product information

Note: Traditionally baked over an open flame

Production

Traditional manufacturing on the rotary rolling mill
Each layer baked individually for ideal texture and aroma

Ingredients

Ingredients:
Eggs, Flour, Wheat Starch, Sugar, Butter, Vanilla, Tonka bean, Lemon zest.
Coating: Whole Milk Chocolate (Cocoa content min. 40% organic quality): Beet sugar, Cocoa butter, Whole milk powder, Cocoa mass (Ecuador), Skimmed milk powder; and Dark Chocolate (Cocoa content min. 62% organic quality): Cocoa mass (Ecuador), Beet sugar, Cocoa butter.

Allergens:
Contains: Gluten (Flour/Starch), Eggs, Milk components (Butter, Milk powders).

May contain traces of tree nuts, soy, and sesame.

Shelf life & storage

Store in a cool, dry place, away from light.

Nutritional information

Nutritional Information per 100g:

Energy: 1990 kJ / 475 kcal

Fat: 32 g
of which saturates: 18 g

Carbohydrates: 36 g
of which sugar: 27 g

Protein: 7.4 g

Salt: 0.08 g

Layer by layer: pure Baumkuchen enjoyment

Golden brown, buttery, delicate - and unique in its production

Baumkuchen is one of the most elaborate and exquisite types of pastry. In our bakery, each layer is traditionally applied by hand to a rotating roller and baked over an open flame. This creates an incomparably delicate dough with a characteristic ring structure and a subtle buttery flavor.
Whether in a pointed or ring shape: A pastry with soul that delights not only during the Christmas season.

On December 21, 2025, on SWR or in the ARD Mediathek: “Craftsmanship - How a Baumkuchen is made”
A 30-minute video shows how our Baumkuchen is made with love and precision.

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