Marzipan Chocolate with a dash of Hazelnut !

Marzipan we either love it or love to hate it….I absolutely love this cashew filled goodness.

Ingredients:

Dark Cooking Chocolate (for Dipping)

1/2 kg of finely ground sugar

1/2 kg of icing sugar

1/2 kg of cashew nuts

4 egg whites

1 tsp Almond essence

2 tsp rum

Recipe:

For the Marzipan filling:

1.     Grind 1/2 kg of finely ground sugar and 1/2 kg of cashew nuts together in small batches and place the powdered mixture in a big bowl. Add 1/2 kg of icing sugar to the mixture.

2.     Add almond essence and rum to the mixture.

3.     Beat 4 egg whites till firm and mix little at a time with the mixture till a dough forms.

4.     Make small balls and dip into melted cooking chocolate a dry on a rack. Grind a handful of hazelnuts and sprinkle a little on each chocolate.