Domino Block Advent Calendar
Dominostein-Adventskalender is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the Advent category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 40 g Butter
- 150 g honey
- 150 g sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 350 g flour
- 1 tsp gingerbread spice
- 75 g ground almonds
- 1 tsp deer horn salt
- 1 pinch baking soda
- 200 g marzipan base
- 125 g powdered sugar
- 20 ml rum
- 250 g orange marmalade
- 500 g dark chocolate couverture
- colorful icing sugar
- colored sugar
- marzipan figurine
- sugar figurine (and pearls)
Instructions
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1.
Preheat the oven to 160°C fan.
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2.
Melt the butter with sugar and honey in a pot until dissolved. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the egg yolks and 50 ml water. Add flour, gingerbread spice, almonds, deer horn salt, and baking soda; knead with dough hooks or hands into a smooth dough that no longer sticks to your fingers. Roll into a square (about 20 x 20 cm) and place on a parchment‑lined tray. Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes (test with a skewer). Remove from the oven and let cool.
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For the marzipan layer, knead the marzipan base with powdered sugar and rum, then roll between parchment paper to match the size of the cake plate.
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Cut the cake horizontally in half; spread half the marmalade on the bottom. Cover with the marzipan layer and spread the remaining marmalade. Place the dough lid on top and cover—best left overnight to set.
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Cut the cake into 5 x 5 cm squares. Melt the chocolate over a double boiler, then dip each domino block in it (use a praline fork). Drain on a rack and let set.
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6.
Decorate with colorful icing sugar as desired.
