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Chocolate Marzipan Cherries

Ingredients:

Glace Cherries
Marzipan (almond paste)
Dark (bitter-sweet) Chocolate for dipping

Putting it together:

Wrap each glace cherry in a small amount of marzipan. Form into a ball.
Break or chop the chocolate in to small pieces and place in a bowl.
Gently melt the chocolate over a pan of hot water.

Dip the marzipan covered cherries using two forks. Put the chocolates on baking paper to set.

Notes:
It is best to use Marzipan (almond paste) and not almond icing for these sweets.

Tips for Working with Chocolate;

  • chocolate is best melted gently in a bowl over a pan of hot water.
  • be careful water doesn't get in to the chocolate or it will spoil.
  • take great care not to over heat the chocolate or it will not set well.
  • if the chocolate gets too hot will need to temper it and this is rather fiddly.

 


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