Creme Mergpijpjes

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 225 g flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 175 g caster sugar
• 175 g softened butter
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon cold milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 2 ounces margarine
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 1 (454 g) package marzipan
• good quality dark chocolate, to dip ends in to decorate

Recipe

• 1 grease lined tin with butter.
• 2 sift flour and baking powder into processor and add all other ingredients.
• 3 mix thoroughly and stop to scrape down the sides.
• 4 mix again until smooth, then pour into the prepared tin and sperad evenly with a knife.
• 5 bake at 160°c for around 1 hour.
• 6 remove cake from the tin and set aside to cool on a wire grid.
• 7 when the cake is completely cooled, cut into lengths and set aside.
• 8 mix sugar and butter for creme, together in a bowl and set aside.
• 9 roll out marzipan to about 1-2 mm thick and lay 1 strip of sponge on top.
• 10 spread a little creme mix on top of sponge and roll onto the marzipan to completely cover sponge (ensure that the edge of marzipan is on the bottom, to avoid seam-lines!).
• 11 when covered all strips of sponge in the same way, vut into individual cakes of about 1-2inches long.
• 12 set aside and melt the dark chocolate in the microwave.
• 13 dip ends of cakes in dark chocolate and drizzle on centre if desired.
• 14 leave on wire tray to cool and then enjoy!