Merry Christmas Present Cake Yield: 1 cake
1 Recipe Marzipan Red food coloring 18 1/4 oz Pkg devil's food cake mix 1 c Water 1/2 c Vegetable oil 3 Eggs 1 ts Vanilla 3 tb Unsweetened cocoa 1 c Mini chocolate chips 2/3 c Hazelnuts or almonds finely ground 1 c Whipping cream 2 tb Butter or margarine 6 oz Semisweet chocolate coarsely chopped Prepare Marzipan, coloring it red as shown in photo<G>, set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease & flour 13x9-inch pan. Combine cake mix, water, oil, eggs, vanilla & cocoa in large bowl. Beat on low speed of electric mixer until blended; beat at medium speed 2 minutes. Mix in chocolate chips & nuts. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 15 minuttes. Remove from pan & cool completely on rack. Bring cream and butter to a simmer in small saucepan; remove from heat. Add chopped chocolate, stirring until melted. Cool to room temperature. Cover; refrigerate until cake is well chilled, about 2 hours. Divide marzipan into 4 equal parts. Roll 1 part into 1/2 inch thick rope. Place rope between sheets of waxed paper & roll into strip 1 inch wide & 15 to 18 inches long (use sharp knife to make edges straight). Lay strip lengthwise down center of cake continuing down over sides; trim ends to fit. Repeat rolling procedure with second piece of marzipan; cut crosswise in half. Place strips on cake as shown in diagram on page 50; trim ends. Repeat rolling procedure with third piece of marzipan, making strip 15 inches long. Fold ends in toward center to make bottom loops of bow as shown in diagram 2; place on cake as shown. Repeat rolling procedure with fourth piece of marzipan, making one 8 inch strip & one 4 inch strip. Cut 8 inch strip in half crosswise; fold into 2 loops & place on first loop as shown in diagram 2. Fold under ends of 4 inch strip to form loop; place as shown in diagram 2. Source: Favorite Brand Name Recipes: Holiday Food Fun : Marzipan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
