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Raspberry Fondant Fancies
Recipe by : Love Fresh Berries www . lovefreshberries . co . uk
Prep time : 1 hour plus freezing time Cook time : 30 minutes Makes : 25
Ingredients :
For the sponge :
• 175g softened butter or margarine
• 3 eggs , beaten
• 175g self-raising flour , 2 tsp reserved
• 1 tsp finely grated lemon zest
• 150g raspberries
To decorate :
• 150g marzipan
• 400g ready-made vanilla or lemon butter cream at room temperature
• 1kg fondant icing
• Red and blue food colouring
• 50g milk chocolate , melted
Method :
1 . Preheat the oven to 180 ° C / 160 ° C fan / gas mark 4 . Line a 20-cm square cake tin with parchment . For the sponge , put all the sponge ingredients except the raspberries and reserved flour in a mixer and beat until well combined . Toss the raspberries in the reserved flour and fold into the mix . Spoon the sponge mix into the tin and bake for around 30 minutes until golden , springy and just pulling away from the edges . Place on a wire rack to cool , then remove the cake paper and freeze for 20 minutes .
2 . Thinly roll out the marzipan . Remove the cake from the freezer and spread over a thin layer of buttercream . Top with the marzipan trimming away any overhang . Cut the cake into 25 even pieces . Spread four sides of each cube with buttercream and pipe a small blob on top then return to the freezer for at least 10 minutes .
3 . Chop the fondant into pieces and place in a food mixer . Starting it gently , beat until it breaks down , adding 150ml water in small amounts until you get an almost pouring consistency . Divide into three different bowls . Leave one white , add red colouring to one and blue to another , mixing to the desired shade . Spear the base of the cube with a fork and dip it into the icing removing , lift it up twisting as you go to cover the whole cube and transfer to a wire rack to set . Repeat to create a mix of red , white and blue fondant fancies .
4 . Once softly set , drizzle all the cakes with milk chocolate . It ' s easiest to do this with a piping bag and leave to set for a few minutes before serving . Store in an airtight container for up to two days .
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