Sweet petits fours

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 75 g butter
• 4 eggs
• 150 g marzipan paste
• 90 g sugar
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 50 g flour
• 45 g cornstarch
• Apricot jam or cherry jam
• Butter-vanilla flavoring
• 200 g powdered sugar
• 1 egg white
• some cherry juice or red food coloring
• some chocolate coating, dark chocolate

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

makes about 22 petits fours

Melt the butter in a saucepan and let cool again. Beat 75g of marzipan with the sugar using a hand mixer or in a food processor, then add the eggs, salt, and lemon juice and beat until fluffy. Add the flour, starch, and baking powder, stirring constantly to avoid lumps. Beat in the butter. Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan/gas mark 3). Line a 25 x 21cm baking tray with high sides with baking paper and pour in the batter. Bake on the middle rack for 10-12 minutes. Tip: if bubbles form, carefully pierce the cake a few times with a wooden skewer. Dust a work surface with flour and turn the tray out onto it. Carefully peel off the baking paper. Using a sharp knife, cut the dough in half crosswise to create a base and a top. Spread a thin layer of jam on the base and top. Knead the butter vanilla flavor into 75g of marzipan and roll out the marzipan thinly to the size of the dough sheets. Place it on the dough base and trim off any excess edges. Place the lid on top, jam-side down, and press down lightly. Cut the cake into bite-sized cubes with a knife or cut out hearts with a cookie cutter; great for gifts! Mix a glaze from powdered sugar and egg white and tint it pink with a few drops of cherry juice or red food coloring. Brush the glaze over the petit fours. Melt some chocolate coating and decorate the petit fours as desired. Ready to enjoy or give as a gift!