DE202019106432U1 - Device for topping a fruit cake - Google Patents

Abstract

Manual device (1) for topping a cake dough (2), in particular in a baking pan (25), with fruit (3) for a fruit cake, comprising at least one receiving device (4) and at least one stripping device (5), the stripping device (5 ) is suitable for transferring presented fruit (3) from the receiving device (4) to the cake dough (2) by means of the stripping device (5), characterized in that the receiving device (4) has a plurality of separate adhesive elements (6) in order to Fruit (3), in particular pieces of fruit (3) and preferably a plurality of pitted and halved plums (3), are picked up from a presentation device (7) and placed manually on the cake dough (2) in a defined manner.

Description

The present invention relates to a device for topping a cake dough in a baking pan with fruit for a fruit cake and in particular for topping a cake dough in a baking pan with pitted and halved plums for a plum cake.

Fruit cakes and especially plum cakes are very popular. Therefore, plum cake is also offered seasonally by small and medium-sized bakeries. Small to medium amounts of plum cake, d. H. a few to several dozen baking molds are produced here daily or weekly depending on the season, mostly for direct sale. Industrial fully automatic machines are uneconomical in this area.

When making the fruit cake or plum cake, the plums must be prepared for the topping of the cake. To do this, the plums are pitted and usually cut into pieces and, in particular, halved. The pitted and halved plums are then placed on top of the cake batter before baking. The plum pieces are usually arranged over the entire area or in a pattern, for example in a single layer next to one another.

Various procedures for topping plum cake have become known from the prior art.

In practice, the plums are often first pitted by hand and then cut into pieces by hand. Then the cake is topped by hand, i. In other words, the plum pieces are arranged next to each other on the cake dough, covering the entire area and usually slightly overlapping.

The main disadvantages of this procedure are the large amount of time required and the high personnel costs associated with the preparation and topping of the plum cake.

From the DE 10 2004 016 523 B4 a frame with a laterally pull-out base has become known, which are suitable for topping a fruitcake. In the frame, for example, pitted and halved plums are arranged directly at the producer and transported in batches to the baker. For topping, the frame is positioned over the cake batter. By pulling out the base to the side, the fruit pieces are transferred to the cake dough from a short distance without guidance.

The disadvantage here is that by pulling out the bottom to the side, individual plums can also be moved laterally, so that individual free areas can arise in the pattern or the area-wide arrangement, while other areas are further compacted. Even distribution cannot always be guaranteed. This effect can be reinforced by the height difference to be overcome between the pull-out base and the cake batter. As a result, an area-wide arrangement cannot always be reliably produced. A time-consuming and costly control and manual correction of the arrangement of the plum pieces may be necessary. In addition, a frame with a movable floor is necessary for each baking pan, which has to be transported between the producer and the baker.

It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method which enable the manual production of even small amounts of cakes in a more reproducible, simpler and more cost-effective manner.

The object is achieved by a device according to claim 1. Preferred developments of the invention are the subject matter of the subclaims. Further advantages and features of the present invention emerge from the general description and the description of the exemplary embodiment.

The manual device according to the invention is provided in particular for topping an unbaked or baked cake dough, in particular in a baking pan, with fruit for a fruit cake and particularly preferably a plum cake. The device comprises at least one receiving device and at least one stripping device. The stripping device is suitable for transferring presented fruit, preferably pieces of fruit and particularly preferably a plurality of pitted and halved plums from the receiving device to the cake dough by means of the stripping device. The receiving device has a multiplicity of adhesive elements in order to receive the presented fruit from a receiving device and after placing it on the cake dough in a defined and directly defined manner.

The device is preferably suitable for plums, in particular pitted and halved plums. However, the device can also be used advantageously in connection with other fruit, such as for example apples, peaches, pears, strawberries, mixed fruit or the like. In the following, the synonym fruit will continue to be used and can be replaced throughout with the terms plums or pieces of plum.
The device according to the invention has many advantages. An essential advantage is that the fruit is defined by the device from an in particular area-wide arrangement in the delivery device and can be transferred directly and reproducibly in one operation. Slipping or errors in the arrangement of individual pieces of fruit or pieces of fruit when the cake dough is placed on top is practically impossible. A manual correction of the arrangement of the fruit on the cake dough is particularly not necessary or is only necessary in very rare cases.

The plums can also be economically pitted, presented and halved by the producer. At the bakery, the plums can simply be transferred to the cake batter by means of the device according to the invention in one operation.

In an advantageous embodiment, the adhesive elements are designed as elongated and thin elements. The adhesive elements are preferably spaced between 0.3 cm and 5 cm, in particular between 0.4 cm and 3 cm. The distance between the individual adhesive elements is in particular approximately 1.5 cm. The distance between the adhesive elements extends essentially transversely to the cake dough and its surface. It is also possible that the distance between the adhesive elements is more than 5 cm or less than 0.3 cm. In particular, at least one adhesive element is advantageously available for receiving each piece of fruit. In this respect, the distance depends essentially or mainly on the planned type of fruit or the size of the fruit pieces to be picked up.

The adhesive elements are in particular essentially between 1 cm and 6 cm long. In particular, the adhesive elements are 5 cm long. It is also possible that the adhesive elements are shorter than 1 cm. The length of two adjacent adhesive elements is expediently at least partially different.

In particular, the adhesive elements are at least partially designed to be essentially cylindrical and / or conical, or essentially preferably have the shape of a rectangle or polygon, which preferably comprises rounded corners. The adhesive elements can advantageously be at least partially needle-shaped, nail-shaped, fork-shaped and / or jagged.

In particular, the adhesive elements have a maximum diameter between 3 mm and approximately 0.5 mm and particularly preferably between 2 mm and 1 mm. In an expedient development, the diameter of two adjacent adhesive elements can be different.

Advantageously, the adhesive elements are essentially rigid or yield only slightly when a force is applied and / or when the fruit is speared.

The fruit expediently adheres to the adhesive elements by being skewered. The fruit advantageously adheres so well to the adhesive elements that it does not fall off when being handled.

The distance between the adhesive elements is preferably smaller in an edge region of the receiving device than in a central region of the receiving device.

The edge area preferably essentially comprises an area between 5% and 25% of the width of the receiving device, see below. The edge area is particularly preferably 15% plus / minus 5% of the width of the receiving device. The edge area is preferably wider than a quarter of the effective diameter of a piece of fruit.

The distance between the adhesive elements in the edge area is preferably half as large, in particular a third or even only a quarter as large as the distance between the adhesive elements in the central area.

Advantageously, a more dense arrangement of the adhesive elements in the edge area enables the fruit to be held securely when it is deposited and positioned. It is particularly advantageous to place them on the edge cleanly and precisely, so that the result is that the fruit is arranged particularly evenly and attractively for a buyer on the cake dough without manual correction.

In an advantageous embodiment, the adhesive elements are arranged at least in sections in a uniform grid on the receiving device.

The receiving device is preferably divided into a uniform grid at least in sections. In this way, the available space is optimally used.

In particular, several grid points in the central area of the recording device are at least partially unoccupied; H. there is preferably no adhesive element provided there. The grid points are expediently not occupied at least partially along a section of a row.

The spacing between the adhesive elements is advantageously at least partially adjustable. In addition, the adhesive elements can advantageously be saved.

In a preferred development, at least some adhesive elements have a spear-shaped or pointed end section.

A simple skewering or picking up of the fruit can thus advantageously be ensured by the adhesive elements. In particular, the force to be applied for impaling is low. It is particularly advantageous if the fruit is only slightly damaged in the externally visible area when it is skewered.

In a further advantageous embodiment, at least some adhesive elements have a retaining element in order to improve the adhesion of the fruit to the adhesive elements. The retaining element is preferably designed as at least one barb, an annular thickening or also as an in particular annular knob on the surface of the adhesive element.

In particular, the device can advantageously be handled and positioned without the fruit in particular falling off or at least individual pieces of fruit partially falling off.

In an advantageous development, the wiper device comprises at least one mechanical wiper. The scraper, which is designed in particular as a flat component, is preferably movable relative to the receiving device and in particular to the adhesive elements between a receiving position and a stripping position. The scraper encloses or surrounds the adhesive elements at least partially circumferentially.

Appropriately, the picked up or impaled fruit can be wiped off by the wiper guided by the free-standing adhesive elements counter to their effective direction and thus defined and deposited directly.

In a further advantageous development, a stroke of the movable scraper can be adjusted by at least one setting element.

Preferably the stroke of the scraper, i. H. the path between the receiving position and the stripping position, at least approximately as long as the adhesive elements, d. H. expediently about 3 or 5 cm or even longer. The stroke can advantageously be adjusted by at least 0.5 cm by means of an adjusting element. In particular, the stroke can be adjusted by the adjusting element by at least 1 cm, 2 cm or even 3 cm. The stroke is particularly advantageously adjustable over the entire length of the adhesive elements, so that the relative position of the scraper to the receiving device in the receiving position can be changed by at least one adjusting element.

The adjusting element is expediently formed by at least one washer, a sleeve, a screw nut, a stop, and the like. In particular, the setting element is arranged in a form-fitting manner on the receiving device and / or also reversibly fastened, for example screwed tight.

The stroke of the scraper is expediently reduced to a required minimum depending on the fruit and its dimensions.

In an expedient development, the movable scraper is at least partially preloaded into the receiving position at least by a spring element of the scraper device. The spring element is preferably designed as at least one tension / compression spring, torsion spring, plate spring and / or the like. The fruit is preferably stripped or deposited against the spring force. The scraper expediently returns to the receiving position again by itself after the fruit has been deposited by the spring force. In this way, a defined starting position for handling is advantageously available.

In a further advantageous development, the stripper of the stripping device encloses at least part of the adhesive elements, at least in sections. The scraper is preferably designed as a perforated plate. The adhesive elements are in particular passed through the holes in the perforated plate.

Advantageously, the force when laying down or stripping off can be transmitted evenly to the pieces of fruit. In particular, the fruit does not experience any local damage from the scraper. Advantageously, the fruit does not have any local pressure points after it has been deposited.

In a further embodiment, the stripping device has at least one push-button unit. The stripping device can preferably be actuated manually at least by means of the push-button unit.

The push-button unit advantageously comprises at least one grip element for handling the device. The pusher unit is expediently arranged at least partially on the handle element. The pusher unit is designed in particular as a mechanical pusher unit. The push-button unit preferably comprises at least one mechanical push-button for manual actuation by hand. The movement of the scraper is advantageously triggered and / or controlled by actuating the trigger.

In an advantageous development, the stripping device comprises two or more push-button units. The pusher units are at least in sections along the stroke of the scraper at least one synchronization unit or two or more synchronization units are synchronized in their movement.

Comfortable actuation from several positions is thus advantageously possible.

The synchronization unit particularly preferably comprises at least one synchronization shaft, at the ends of which gear wheels are arranged. In particular, the gearwheels are in a form-fitting and force-fitting operative connection by means of corresponding tooth-shaped shaped elements of the pusher units. The tooth-shaped shaped elements can be designed, for example, as toothed racks, which are formed on the pusher units or are firmly connected to them. Tilting of adjacent pushbutton units and blocking of the scraper are advantageously prevented or prevented in this way, so that the scraper moves particularly evenly.

The device advantageously comprises at least one feed device with at least one feed tray. The fruit is preferably defined and can be presented uniformly in the feed tray and, in particular, in a fan-like or fanned-out manner, as the fruit is also to be later placed and arranged on the cake dough. Particularly preferably, the fruit is arranged over the entire area and / or in a pattern in the storage tray.

The reservoir is preferably designed as at least one flat component with a base and a surrounding frame. It is particularly advantageous to prepare the fruit directly at the producer for topping the cake dough, i. H. in particular cored and cut or halved or cut into pieces, and then presented in the feed tray. The feed device can expediently comprise a cover for the feed tray for safe transport. The cover advantageously protects the storage tank when it is transported from the producer to the baker.

In a particularly advantageous manner, the feed device also comprises a transport frame for vehicles. It is practical if many supply trays are secured in the frame and can be transported.

In a further embodiment, the essential dimensions of the device, i. H. the maximum length and the maximum width adapted to the dimensions of the baking pan. In particular, the dimensions of the device correspond essentially to a multiple of the dimensions of the baking pan.

In particular, the cake batter covers at least part of the bottom of the baking pan. Particularly preferably, the bottom of the baking pan is essentially completely covered with cake batter. In particular, it is also possible to place the fruit directly in the baking pan without cake batter.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the dimensions of the device, in particular essentially correspond to the dimensions of a cake sheet. The sliced cake tray is particularly advantageous about 58 cm long and about 20 cm wide. The sliced cake sheet is particularly preferably also up to 40 cm wide or even wider. The cake dough can thus be covered with fruit and in particular pieces of fruit in a particularly advantageous manner. In this way, the cake dough can be covered in a particularly advantageous manner.

The applicant reserves the right to claim the use of the present invention.

The device according to the invention can be used to pick up, preferably skewer, fruit, preferably pieces of fruit and particularly preferably pitted and halved plums, in particular pitted and halved plums, and / or for handling and / or for defined and direct placement on cake dough.

The use of the device advantageously makes it possible to produce fruit cakes and, in particular, to cover cake dough in a baking pan with high quality and cost-effectively reproducible.

• Bei einem solchen Verfahren wird ein in einer Backform vorhandener Kuchenteig mit Obst für einen Obstkuchen belegt. Bei dem Verfahren wird das Obst, bevorzugt die Obststücke und besonders bevorzugt die entkernten und halbierten Pflaumen, in einer Vorlagewanne definiert vorgelegt. Das Obst wird mittels einer manuellen Vorrichtung, welche eine Vielzahl an Haftelementen aufweist, aus der Vorlagewanne aufgenommen. Die Vorrichtung wird über dem Kuchenteig positioniert und das Obst unter Beibehaltung der definierten Lage der einzelnen Obststücke zueinander durch eine Abstreifvorrichtung handbetätigt entlang der Haftelemente auf den Kuchenteig geführt und auf dem Kuchenteig definiert und direkt abgelegt.

The applicant reserves the right to claim a method with the following features:

• In such a method, a cake dough present in a baking pan is topped with fruit for a fruit cake. In the method, the fruit, preferably the pieces of fruit and particularly preferably the pitted and halved plums, are presented in a defined manner in a holding tray. The fruit is picked up from the storage tray by means of a manual device which has a large number of adhesive elements. The device is positioned over the cake dough and the fruit, while maintaining the defined position of the individual pieces of fruit to one another, is guided manually along the adhesive elements on the cake dough by a stripping device and defined and deposited directly on the cake dough.

In particular, the cake batter is completely covered in one operation. The process enables unbaked or baked cake dough to be topped with fruit, and in particular with plums, in a particularly reproducible and cost-effective manner.

In an expedient development of the method, the adhesive elements are pierced into the fruit, which is preferably formed by a plurality of plums, and / or the adhesion of the fruit to the adhesive elements is at least partially improved by retaining elements.

In particular, an area-wide and single-layer pattern of the presented fruit can be transmitted essentially without errors.

In a further advantageous development of the method, the fruit is at least partially pitted and / or cut into pieces, in particular halved, before being placed in the serving tray.

The cake batter can advantageously be baked directly after it has been topped. As a result of the process, the fruit and in particular the plums can be presented directly to the producer in the serving tray. The particular area-wide arrangement of the fruit in the storage tray is transferred to the cake batter.

Further advantages and features of the present invention emerge from the exemplary embodiment which is explained below with reference to the accompanying figures.

• 1 eine rein schematische Schnittansicht durch eine erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung vor dem Aufnehmen von vorgelegten entkernten und halbierten Pflaumen;
• 2 eine rein schematische Schnittansicht durch die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung beim Aufnehmen von vorgelegten entkernten und halbierten Pflaumen;
• 3 eine rein schematische Schnittansicht durch die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung kurz nach dem Ablegen von entkernten und halbierten Pflaumen auf dem Kuchenteig in der Backform;
• 4 zeigt eine rein schematische Vorderansicht der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung;
• 5 zeigt rein schematisch die Aufnahmeeinrichtung und den Abstreifer der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung in der Draufsicht.

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• 1 a purely schematic sectional view through a device according to the invention before picking up presented pitted and halved plums;
• 2 a purely schematic sectional view through the device according to the invention when picking up presented pitted and halved plums;
• 3 a purely schematic sectional view through the device according to the invention shortly after the deposition of pitted and halved plums on the cake batter in the baking pan;
• 4th shows a purely schematic front view of the device according to the invention;
• 5 shows purely schematically the receiving device and the scraper of the device according to the invention in plan view.

1 shows a purely schematic sectional view of a device according to the invention 1 before picking up fruit 3 , here by a plurality of pitted and halved plums 3 is formed.

The receiving facility 4th consists of a carrier part 31 on which a large number of adhesive elements 6th is arranged. The adhesive elements 6th are here needle-shaped with a cylindrical body. The adhesive elements 6th also have a spear-shaped end section 12th on. With two adhesive elements 6th are also exemplary retention elements here 13th available. In a first case, the retaining element is 13th here, for example, designed as an annular knobs. The annular knob has a slightly larger diameter than the adhesive element 6th on. The retaining elements 13th can be attached to one or more adhesive elements 6th be formed or arranged. In particular, they all have adhesive elements 6th several ring-shaped knobs. In another case, the retaining element 13th be designed as a barb, for example in the form of a (slightly) enlarged head (for example 10% or 20% larger diameter). The retaining elements 13th support the adhesion of the plums 3 on the adhesive elements 6th .

The adhesive elements 6th are here at a distance 8th arranged to each other. The distance 8th between two adhesive elements 6th shown as an example. The distance 8th extends transversely to the holding elements 6th and for cake batter 2 . In the central area 10 is the distance 8th in a specific example about 1.5 cm. In the edge area the distance is 8th then, for example, about 0.75 cm.

The drawing is not true to scale and is purely schematic, so that conclusions cannot be drawn from the length ratios mentioned here about the overall dimensions or maximum or also minimum dimensions and ratios of details and / or individual elements to one another.

The distance 8th between the adhesive elements 6th is here in the edge area 9 half the distance 8th in the central area 10 . The smaller distance 8th the holding elements 6th at the edge 9 enables the plums to be picked up and deposited cleanly and precisely 3 . The distance in the edge area 9 is due to the effective diameter of the plums 3 customized.

The scraper 5 includes a scraper here 14th , a push unit 20th and a synchronization unit 21 . The scraper 14th is designed in the present embodiment as a perforated plate through which the adhesive elements 6th are carried out and which each adhesive element 6th completely encloses. When putting the plums down 3 the force is evenly distributed over the available area of the plums 3 distributed. Pressure points are avoided or the risk is minimal.

In the present embodiment there are two push-button units 20th shown visibly. The pusher units 20th are each in a handle element 30th integrated. A push unit 20th includes a pusher 28 , a spring element 17th and a pole 32 or consists of it. The spring element 17th is designed here as a spiral spring. The spring element 17th is supported with the underside on the handle element 30th off and is at the top by the pusher 28 covered. The pole 32 is firmly attached to the pusher at the top 28 connected. At the bottom is the pole 32 firmly with the scraper 14th connected. By pressing the trigger 28 the rod is made by hand 32 and with it the scraper 14th depressed. The spring element 17th loads the scraper 14th in the receiving position 15th in front.

The wiper is in the state shown here 14th in the receiving position 15th . By fully depressing the trigger 28 the scraper sets the stroke 18th back. The scraper is in the extended state 14th in the stripping position 16 . The hub 18th of the scraper 14th is through the adjustment element 19th adjustable. The setting elements 19th are designed here as sleeves, which between the wiper 14th and the carrier plate 31 the receiving facility 4th are arranged. The sleeves enclose the rods 32 complete and are thus recorded in a loss-proof manner.

The synchronization unit 21 includes per handle unit 20th one gear each 27 , which in tooth-shaped form elements 33 intervenes here on every pole 32 each pusher unit 20th are trained. A synchronization wave 29 transmits the movement of the rod 32 to a further pusher unit, not shown here 20th which are not visible here in the drawing plane behind the two visible handle units 20th are arranged. The teeth of the gear 27 and the tooth-shaped form elements 33 the pole 32 are not shown in detail.

Below the adhesive elements 6th is a template facility 7th available, which here has a feed tray 22nd includes. In the feed tray 22nd is a multitude of plums that have already been pitted and halved 3 Submitted in a fan-like manner and in particular in a fan-out or overlapping manner. The device 1 will be used to pick up the plums 3 essentially along the longitudinal axis of the adhesive elements 6th in the direction of the feed tray 22nd and the plums 3 down by hand, see arrow.

2 shows a schematic sectional view of the device according to the invention 1 out 1 when picking up the majority of plums presented 3 from the storage tank 22nd .

The adhesive elements 6th are here already in the plums 3 at least partially stabbed. The plums 3 adhere to the adhesive elements 6th and are so from the platen 22nd by the receiving facility 4th can all be recorded together in one operation. The retaining elements 13th support the hold of the plums 3 on the adhesive elements 6th . The scraper 14th is in the pick-up position 15th .

3 shows the schematic sectional view of the device according to the invention 1 shortly after the plums have been deposited 3 on the cake batter 2 in the baking pan 25th with the dimensions 26th , ie here a maximum length of approximately 58 cm and a maximum width of approximately 20 cm. The scraper 14th is when the hub is fully extended 18th in the stripping position 16 .

For storing the plums 3 become the adhesive elements 6th the device 1 on the cake batter 2 deposited or put on. By actuating the push-button unit 20th becomes the scraper 14th in the stripping position 16 convicted. The on the adhesive elements 6th skewered plums 3 along the elongated and thin adhesive elements 6th run down until they get the cake batter 2 touch. The training of the scraper 14th as a perforated sheet, which each adhesive element 6th completely encloses, leads to an even transmission of force to the plums 3 when stripping. The plums 3 are visually appealing on the cake batter 2 filed. By moving the entire device upwards 1 with simultaneous actuation of the scraper 14th become the plums 3 completely on the cake batter 2 filed.

The area-wide arrangement of the pitted and halved plums 3 from the storage tank 22nd , see. 1 , is here by means of the device according to the invention 1 completely on the unbaked cake batter 2 Have been transferred.

On the upward movement after placing the plums 3 can the manually operated push button unit 20th released so that the scraper 14th back into the receiving position 15th returns.

In 4th is the device according to the invention 1 shown schematically in a front view. In the illustration shown here are the two handle units 20th to recognize which in the handle element 30th are arranged. The tooth-shaped form elements 33 the pole 32 and the synchronization unit 21 is here in direct operative connection with a gear 27 . The two gears 27 are about the synchronization shaft 29 connected to each other at correct angles. This is how the movement occurs when one of the two push-button units is actuated 20th via the synchronization unit 21 synchronized. A tilting of the scraper 14th across the width 23 the device 1 will be prevented. The scraper 14th puts the plums 3 so evenly when the push-button unit is pressed 20th from.

The adhesive elements also have in the front view shown here 6th at the edge 9 half the distance 8th the adhesive elements 6th in the central area 10 on.

In 5 Figure 3 is a schematic plan view of the device according to the invention 1 shown. The device 1 and more precisely the receiving device 4th and the scraper 5 essentially have a maximum length here 23 and a maximum width 24 on what the dimensions 26th the baking pan 25th , ie corresponds to a maximum length of approx. 58 cm and a maximum width of approx. 20 cm. The specified dimensions are subject to fluctuations of at least up to 10%. The maximum length 23 and the maximum width 24 the device 1 are slightly smaller than the dimensions 26th the baking pan 25th .

In the top view shown here is the grid 11 the adhesive elements 6th clearly visible (dashed lines). At the edge 9 is the distance 8th the adhesive elements 6th half the size of the central area 10 . In the central area 10 the receiving facility 4th several grid points are not used in rows. Such is the distance 8th the adhesive elements 6th lengthways in the central area 10 twice as large as in the edge area 9 .

The illustrated scraper 14th is designed as a perforated sheet. The holes 34 are in the same grid 11 like the adhesive elements 6th the receiving facility 4th arranged. The scraper 14th encloses every adhesive element 6th Completely.

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contraption

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Patent literature cited

• DE 102004016523 B4 [0007]

Claims (15)

Manual device (1) for topping a cake dough (2), in particular in a baking pan (25), with fruit (3) for a fruit cake, comprising at least one receiving device (4) and at least one stripping device (5), the stripping device (5 ) is suitable for transferring presented fruit (3) from the receiving device (4) to the cake dough (2) by means of the stripping device (5), characterized in that the receiving device (4) has a plurality of separate adhesive elements (6) in order to Fruit (3), in particular pieces of fruit (3) and preferably a plurality of pitted and halved plums (3), are picked up from a presentation device (7) and placed manually on the cake dough (2) in a defined manner. Device (1) according to Claim 1 , wherein the adhesive elements (6) are designed as elongated thin elements which have a distance (8) between 0.4 cm and 3 cm from one another. Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the distance (8) of the adhesive elements (6) in an edge region (9) of the receiving device (4) is smaller than in a central region (10) of the receiving device (4). Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the adhesive elements (6) are arranged at least in sections in a uniform grid (11) on the receiving device (4). Device (1) according to one of the two preceding claims, no adhesive element (6) being provided at at least one grid point of the grid (11) in the central area (10) of the receiving device (4). Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least some adhesive elements (6) have a spear-shaped end section (12). Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least some adhesive elements (6) have at least one retaining element (13) in order to improve the adhesion. Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one mechanical stripper (14) of the stripping device (5) is movable relative to the receiving device (4) between a receiving position (15) and a stripping position (16). Device (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein a stroke (18) of the stripper (14) of the stripping device (5) can be adjusted by at least one adjusting element (19). Device (1) according to one of the two preceding claims, wherein the movable stripper (14) is preloaded into the receiving position (15) at least by a spring element (17) of the stripping device (5). Device (1) according to one of the three preceding claims, wherein the stripper (14) of the stripping device (4) encloses at least part of the adhesive elements (6) at least in sections. Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the stripping device (5) can be manually operated by at least one push-button unit (20). Device (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the stripping device (5) comprises two pusher units (20) and wherein the pusher units (20) at least in sections along the stroke (18) of the scraper (14) by at least one synchronization unit (21) in their Movement are synchronized. Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, comprising at least one presentation device (7) with at least one presentation trough (22) in which the fruit (3) is defined and can be presented uniformly in at least one layer. Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a maximum length (23) and a maximum width (24) of the device (1) are adapted to the dimensions (26) of the baking mold (25) or substantially a multiple of the dimensions ( 26) correspond to the baking pan (25).

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