Authentic Donauwelle Recipe Germany, Europe

Name: Donauwelle
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 30 servings
Cuisine: Central European
Ingredients: SPONGE; 250g (8.8 oz) butter, softened; 200g (7 oz) sugar; 1 sachet vanilla sugar; a pinch of salt; 6 eggs; 380g (13.4 oz) flour; 1 sachet baking powder; 20g (4 tsp) powdered cocoa; 2 tbsp milk; 750g (26.5 oz) frozen cherries, defrosted and drained (or jarred cherries, drained) + a bit of sugar; CREAM; 250g (8.8 oz) butter, softened; 1 pack of vanilla pudding mix; 100g (3.5 oz) sugar; 500 ml (4 cups + 2 tbsp) milk; CHOCOLATE GLAZE; 400g (14 oz) dark chocolate; 40 - 50g (1.4 - 1.75 oz) coconut butter or oil

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