Line the bottom of a springform pan (26 cm Ø) with baking paper. Separate the eggs. Beat the egg whites, 3 tbsp. cold water and salt until stiff, pouring in 100 g sugar. Beat in the egg yolks one by one. Mix flour, 40 g starch and baking powder, sieve on top and fold in almonds. Fill into the springform pan and smooth down
Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 175 °C/circulating air: 150 °C/gas: level 2) for 25-30 minutes. Let them cool down
Drain the cherries and collect the juice. Put 8 cherries aside. 3 go. Mix together 6 tablespoons of starch and 6 tablespoons of juice. Boil up the rest of the juice, lemon peel and 50 g sugar. Stir in starch and bring to the boil again briefly. Remove lemon peel and fold in cherries
Cut the cake base 1 x. Close the edge of the mould around the bottom cake base. Spread cherries on top. Let it cool down
Mix mascarpone, quark, 50 g sugar and vanillin sugar. Spread on the cherries. Place the 2nd base on top. Chill for at least 2 hours.
Whip the cream until stiff. Spread the cake with 2/3 cream. Spray the rest as tuffs on top. Decorate with pistachios, rest cherries, dragées, marzipan figures and lemon balm