For the vanilla nougat cakes, first preheat the oven to 180°.
Beat the marzipan with the butter, half of the sugar, vanilla sugar, vanilla paste and a pinch of salt until creamy.
Beat the eggs with the remaining sugar until foamy and then gently stir into the butter mixture. Mix the flour with the baking powder and sift over the butter mixture, mixing in at the same time as the almonds and cream.
Divide the nougat into 12 pieces. Fill the ramekins halfway with batter and place the nougat piece on top, then cover again with batter.
Bake the vanilla nougat cakes for about 20-25 minutes and let cool. Either cover with chocolate icing or sprinkle with powdered sugar.