Description
Give your homemade fruit cakes and tarts a beautiful, bakery-style finish with Dr. Oetker Clear Cake Glaze, known in Germany as Tortenguss Klar. This traditional European baking essential creates a transparent, glossy coating that enhances the appearance of fresh fruit while helping keep the topping neatly in place.
A staple of German home baking, clear cake glaze is especially popular for Obstkuchen and Obstboden—sponge or pastry bases topped with strawberries, peaches, cherries, kiwi or mixed seasonal fruit. Unlike frosting or icing, Tortenguss forms a light, smooth, sliceable layer that lets the natural colors and flavors of the fruit shine through.
Preparation is quick and easy. Simply combine one packet with sugar and water or fruit juice, bring to a brief boil and spoon over your fruit-topped cake. Each packet prepares approximately 1 cup (250 ml) of glaze, enough for a typical 10-inch (26 cm) fruit tart.
Product Highlights
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Traditional German-style clear fruit cake glaze (Tortenguss Klar)
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Creates a glossy, transparent finish without hiding the fruit
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Helps hold fresh fruit toppings in place
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Sets into a smooth, sliceable coating
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Perfect for strawberry cakes, fruit tortes, flans and Obstboden
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Easy stovetop preparation in minutes
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Two individually portioned packets, 0.35 oz (10 g) each
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Total net weight: 0.70 oz (20 g)
How to Prepare
For one packet:
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Combine one packet of clear cake glaze powder with 2 level tablespoons of sugar in a small saucepan.
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Gradually stir in 1 cup (250 ml) of cold water or fruit juice until smooth.
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Bring to a boil while stirring continuously, then boil briefly.
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Immediately spoon the hot glaze over the fruit, working from the center outward.
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Allow the glaze to set before slicing and serving.
Helpful Tip: Use apple juice or another light-colored fruit juice instead of water for additional flavor. Stir with a spoon rather than whisking vigorously to minimize bubbles and keep the glaze beautifully clear.
Delicious Ways to Use It
German Strawberry Cake (Erdbeerkuchen): Arrange fresh strawberries over a sponge cake base and finish with clear glaze.
Mixed Fruit Tart: Top a pastry shell with vanilla custard and colorful fresh fruit, then glaze for a professional presentation.
Peach or Apricot Cake: Use clear glaze to create a smooth, glossy fruit topping.
German Obstboden: Prepare a traditional German fruit cake base, add your favorite seasonal fruit and finish with Tortenguss.
Ingredients
starch, gelling agent (carrageenan, E407), acidifying agent (potassium tartrates, E336), firming agent (potassium chloride, E508).
About Dr. Oetker
Founded in Bielefeld, Germany, in 1891, Dr. Oetker is one of Europe's best-known baking brands. Its baking ingredients, dessert mixes and cake decorations have been part of German home baking traditions for generations. Tortenguss is a particularly familiar ingredient in German kitchens, where fruit-topped cakes are enjoyed throughout the spring and summer.
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Customer Reviews
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Great price on a must have German product
One of the best prices on this German standard
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Lazy baking
To have a quick but good tasting cake get the ready biscuit tart, put some fruit on it and than use this glaze. You can add as much or little sugar as you like. Your choice. But the taste is amazing and it is so easy to make. The clear one is always a good choice to make the color of the fruit more popping.
