Verdict: Marzipan Stollen and sour cherry and marzipan tart

Lovely. The Stollen was definitely Stollen, though it was slightly dry. But it tasted good, was as light as it should have been and the marzipan layer added just enough sweetness and moistness to prevent it being boring. A definite success there. The sour cherry and marzipan tart was also really nice - the tartness of the cherries was balanced really well by the sweetness of the marzipan and the flavours go together so well too. The crème fraîche mixture didn't really add very much as far as taste goes, but it kept the whole tart nice and moist and helped offset the buttery pastry. This recipe works really well!