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Tree Cake Bites, Dark Chocolate Carton
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Tree Cake Sugarglazed
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Tree Cake Wholemilk
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Tree Cake Bites Wholemilk 250g sachet
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Baumkuchen/Treecake - handmade following an old Familyreceipe

Conditorei Kreutzkamm - since 1825 baking for you the finest specialities!

Baumkuchen (Tree cake) and Baumkuchenspitzen (Tree cake bits)
Baumkuchen is a very delicious sponge-cake, hand-made with many eggs, butter, almonds and a secret mixture of spices. It is baked layer by layer on cylinders in front of an open fire. Covered with semi sweet chocolate, milk chocolate or vanilla glaze it gets its special character and delicious taste.
There is an old saying about Baumkuchen: „King of the cakes and cake of the Kings“.

Conditorei Kreutzkamm - since 1825 baking for you the finest specialities! Baumkuchen (Tree cake) and Baumkuchenspitzen (Tree cake bits) Baumkuchen is a very delicious sponge-cake, hand-made... read more »
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Baumkuchen/Treecake - handmade following an old Familyreceipe

Conditorei Kreutzkamm - since 1825 baking for you the finest specialities!

Baumkuchen (Tree cake) and Baumkuchenspitzen (Tree cake bits)
Baumkuchen is a very delicious sponge-cake, hand-made with many eggs, butter, almonds and a secret mixture of spices. It is baked layer by layer on cylinders in front of an open fire. Covered with semi sweet chocolate, milk chocolate or vanilla glaze it gets its special character and delicious taste.
There is an old saying about Baumkuchen: „King of the cakes and cake of the Kings“.

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Tree Cake Sugarglazed
Tree Cake Sugarglazed
Baumkuchen - Tree Cake Sugarglazed Our Baumkuchen (Tree Cake) is still baked by hand and layer by layer in front of an open fire. We use only the best, natural ingredients– according to our old traditional family recipe. Kreutzkamm...
65.00€ * / 1 kg
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Tree Cake Dark Chocolate
Tree Cake Dark Chocolate
Baumkuchen - Tree Cake with dark chocolate Our Baumkuchen (Tree Cake) is still baked by hand and layer by layer in front of an open fire. We use only the best, natural ingredients– according to our old traditional family recipe....
65.00€ * / 1 kg
From 13.00€ *
Tree Cake Wholemilk
Tree Cake Wholemilk
Baumkuchen Tree Cake with whole milk chocolate Our Baumkuchen (Tree Cake) is still baked by hand and layer by layer in front of an open fire. We use only the best, natural ingredients– according to our old traditional family recipe....
65.00€ * / 1 kg
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Baumkuchenspitzen Feinherb Karton
Tree Cake Bites, Dark Chocolate Carton
Baumkuchenspitzen in a carton, covered with dark chocolate Small, bite-sized and juicy-delicate Baumkuchen bits are, like the original, baked in layers. The freshly baked Baumkuchen bits are coated with fine dark chocolate. Our...
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Tree Cake Bites, Dark Chocolate Tin
Tree Cake Bites, Dark Chocolate Tin
Tree Cake Bits in decorative tin, covered with dark chocolate Our tree cakes are still baked by hand and layer by layer in front of an open fire. Only the best, natural ingredients are used – according to the old traditional family...
80.00€ * / 1 kg
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Tree Cake Bites Wholemilk 250g sachet
Tree Cake Bites Wholemilk 250g sachet
Baumkuchenspitzen in a sachet, covered with wholemilk chocolate Small, bite-sized and juicy-delicate Baumkuchen bits are, like the original, baked in layers. The freshly baked Baumkuchen bits are coated with fine wholemilk chocolate. Our...
64.00€ * / 1 kg
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Tree Cake - Dessert 3 Pieces
Tree Cake - Dessert 3 Pieces
Baumkuchen dessert 3 pieces Almond bases filled with a fine mass of Baumkuchen bites and pieces, butter cream and Grand-Marnier. Covered with fine dark chocolate. 3 pieces in an attractive gift box. Shelf life 4 weeks from date of shipment
56.67€ * / 1 kg
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Tree Cake- Cake
Tree Cake- Cake
Prepared according to a family recipe, hand-baked from exquisite ingredients and rounded off with best Kirsch and cream, our Baumkuchen cake is one of the most proven specialties of our confectioners. The core of the Baumkuchen cake...
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Our Baumkuchen: Confectioner's art according to old tradition

Apart from the best ingredients such as fine butter, aromatic tonka beans, fresh lemon zest and hot fire, baking a Baumkuchen requires decades of experience and knowledge. In our family of pastry chefs, we pass on our knowledge from generation to generation. Layer by layer, our Baumkuchen is still applied by hand and baked in front of an open flame. Ring by ring, it gets its characteristic appearance, which is reminiscent of the annual rings of a tree. Apricot jam delicately encloses its pores and, together with a vanilla icing or coated in chocolate, gives the Baumkuchen its unique taste.

Our recipes stand for handmade quality and have therefore been passed on almost unchanged for generations.

A Brief History of Baumkuchen

Baumkuchen are cakes that are built up in layers and baked over an open flame. The Baumkuchen was first mentioned in 1682 in a dietary cookbook by Johann Sigismund Elsholtz, who was the personal physician of Elector Friedrich Wilhelm of Brandenburg. However, it is not known exactly when it was invented. An Italian cookbook from 1426, in which a first recipe for the Baumkuchen is recorded, suggests that the "king of pastries" was also baked in the Middle Ages. The oldest German-language recipe dates back to 1450 and was recorded in a Heidelberg manuscript.

The recipe that is used today for the traditional Baumkuchen originated in the 18th century.

Aromatic and tasty, that’s how our customers describe the king of pastry. Our freshly baked Baumkuchen are available with sugar glaze, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, chocolate coated as Baumkuchen dessert or coated with chocolate as Baumkuchenspitzen, Tree Cake Bits. Packed in a cardboard box, in a noble wooden box or in a tin, the Baumkuchen is an ideal gift, whether as a single ring or in a large version. Discover your favorite Kreutzkamm and order the Baumkuchen in our online shop directly to your home. Or visit one of our cafés and choose your own Baumkuchen!

Turn your day into a day of celebration!

Are you interested in more handmade products? Then take a look at our large selection of cakes and pies, the finest fresh pastries and cakes as well as cookies. Do you have any questions about our products in the online shop? Then contact us at any time. We are happy to be there for you. 
 

Baumkuchen Herstellung

The story of Baumkuchen - Tree Cake

Baumkuchen is not unjustly called the "king of cakes, cake of kings".
Its history dates back to the Middle Ages. It decorated the table of crowned heads on festive occasions and was reserved for only a few wealthy people. Nowadays, Baumkuchen is a treat that has been very popular - not only because of its excellent taste, but also because of its easy digestibility.

Over the past decades, our house has taken great care of this truly royal pastry and has brought it to a top quality as well as our world-famous Kreutzkamm Christstollen.

Prädikat königlicher Hof Konditor

Baking a Baumkuchen requires – apart from the best ingredients and appropriate equipment – first and foremost a long experience. This is handed over for five generations of our confectioner family since 1825.

In 1867 in Dresden, Heinrich Julius Kreutzkamm was awarded the title of royal court confectioner. Many high and highest awards have followed since then, until recent times. This has shaped the reputation of our company and its products far beyond the borders of our home country. Countless parcels that have since been sent abroad by us, especially at Christmas time, bear witness to this. Today in Munich – as once in the beautiful Florence on the Elbe in Dresden.

What is a Baumkuchen made of and how is it baked?

The Baumkuchen is a stirred egg mass. Take: lots of eggs, the whites separated from the yolk, good butter, wheat powder, sugar, marzipan and a mixture of natural spices, the composition of which remains a well-kept secret. Whipped beaten egg whites mix with the valuable ingredients to form a fluffy and creamy mass. This is applied layer by layer on parchment-wrapped rollers and baked in front of an open flame. As a result, layer by layer – as bright and juicy as possible – the characteristic tree rings are created during the baking process. This requires a lot of care and patience, because the cake has 10-25 layers depending on the size. Apricot jam closes pores. This, together with a vanilla icing or a chocolate coating, gives it its unique taste.

Of course, the shelf life is limited, but a packaged Baumkuchen should last about 6-8 weeks if stored properly, cool. We do not use any preservatives. In the wooden box in the vacuum bag, however, it remains fresh for a long period of time.

Do you know how your Baumkuchen tastes best? You will have the greatest treat for the palate when you cut the cake into wafer-thin slices. With a longer sharp knife, the Baumkuchen is cut flat into thin slices. Cover the cut of the rest of the cake with cling film.

Here you can take a look at our german family chronicle, which we published on the occasion of our 175th anniversary in 2000.

Cafés
« Alle Cafés «
1 / 4
Café Kreutzkamm, Maffeistraße
Maffeistraße 4, 80333 München
Tel.: +49 (0) 89 - 29 32 77
Opening hours:
Monday - Friday 08:00 – 18:00
Saturday 10:00 - 18:00
Closed on Sundays
Closed on Holidays
Café Kreutzkamm, Maffeistraße
2 / 4
Café Kreutzkamm, Maxburg
Pacellistraße 5, 80333 München
Tel.: +49 (0) 89 - 22 880 300
Opening hours:
Monday - Friday 08:00 – 18:00
Saturday 10:00 - 18:00
Closed on Sundays
Closed on Holidays
Café Kreutzkamm, Maxburg
3 / 4
Café Kreutzkamm, Dresden
Altmarkt 25, 01067 Dresden
Tel.: +49 (0) 351 - 495 41 72
Opening hours:
Monday - Saturday 10:00 - 20:00
Closed on Sundays
Closed on Holidays
Café Kreutzkamm, Dresden
4 / 4
Kleinverkauf in der Backstube
Kastenbauerstrasse 11, 81677 München
Tel.: +49 (0) 89 - 99355716
Opening hours:
Monday - Thursday 07:00 - 15:00
Friday 07:00 - 13: 00
Closed on Saturdays and Sundays
Closed on Holidays
Kleinverkauf in der Backstube