Christmas chocolate

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 250 g margarine, soft
• 100 g powdered sugar
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar
• 250 g cornstarch, fine
• 75 g flour
• 30 g cocoa powder
• 1 tsp, sautéed cardamom, less if needed
• 1 tsp, smothered cinnamon
• ½ tsp, leveled gingerbread spice, to taste
• 75 g hazelnuts
• 1 bag of cake icing, dark, maybe a little more
• possibly sugar sprinkles, colored, for decoration

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes

Chocolate Christmas surprise

Place the butter in a mixing bowl, add the powdered sugar, vanilla sugar, cornstarch, 1/3 of the flour (25 g), cocoa powder, and spices to taste. Mix well with a hand mixer or a food processor on high speed. Finally, add the remaining flour and mix well. Once the dough is ready, chill it. Form the cold dough into logs approximately 2.5 cm – 3 cm in diameter. Cut each log into slices approximately 0.5 cm to 1 cm thick. Place a hazelnut into each slice. Fold the dough over the log and form into a ball. Place the balls on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for approximately 15 minutes. After baking, let the balls cool on a wire rack. Heat the cake glaze according to the package instructions and cover the chocolate with it. Sprinkle with colored sugar sprinkles for decoration, if desired.