Marzipan Chocolate Squares Recipes

CHOCOLATE AND MARZIPAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
• Combine 1/2 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoon sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Fold in flour mixture until dough comes together; mix in vegetable oil and milk. Fold milk chocolate and marzipan into the dough.
• Drop spoonfuls of the dough on the lined baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are browned, about 13 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool before serving.

MARZIPAN BARS

Steps:

• Line 8 x 8 pan with pie pastry and cover the pastry with layer of raspberry jam.
• Blend butter and sugar thoroughly.
• Add eggs and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add rice flour and salt and beat well.
• Color 1/2 mixture a pale pink and other half green.
• Put spoonfuls of each mixture alternately on jam to cover.
• Bake in 350° oven for 35 minutes.
• Cool and ice with frosting.

MARZIPAN BARS

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Add egg yolk and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Press into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Spread with jelly. , For filling, combine almond paste, butter, sugar, egg white and vanilla in a bowl. Beat in eggs. Add food coloring; mix well. Pour over jelly layer. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack. , For icing, heat chocolate and butter in a small saucepan on low until melted. Add confectioners' sugar and enough milk to make a smooth icing. Stir in vanilla. Immediately spread over bars. Cover and store overnight at room temperature before cutting.

MARZIPAN SQUARES 1968

Steps:

• Line a 7 x 11 brownie pan with your favourite pie pastry.
• Spread a seedless raspberry jam lightly over unbaked pastry.
• Beat butter, sugar, vanilla and eggs until fluffy.
• Add rice flour, and salt.
• Divide batter into three different bowls.
• Green food colour into one and mix until desired colour.
• Red colour into the other and mix well until a nice pink.
• Leave the third white.
• Dot a tablespoon of each batter allover the jam topped pastry.
• leaving a marbling effect.
• Distributing evenly.
• Bake 350 degrees for 30- 35 minutes.
• Cool thoroughly.
• Frost by blending the remaining butter, milk, almond flavour and icing powder.
• Make a creamy frosting and frost top of cake.
• Cut into little squares.

MARZIPAN CHOCOLATE SQUARES

Steps:

• Place 6 ounces of the chocolate in a 1-quart mixing bowl. In a 1-quart saucepan over medium heat, bring the cream to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat and pour into the bowl with the chocolate. Let the mixture stand for 1 minute, then stir together with a rubber spatula, whisk, or immersion blender until thoroughly blended. Cover the bowl tightly, let cool to room temperature, and chill in the refrigerator until thick but not stiff (2 to 3 hours). Or let the mixture sit at room temperature for several hours or overnight until completely set and thick.
• Dust a work surface with some of the confectioners' sugar. Divide the marzipan into quarters. Roll out each piece to a 6-inch square and trim off the rough edges. Fit a 12-inch pastry bag with a large, plain round pastry tip with a 1/2-inch opening and fill partway with the chocolate cream. Line a baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper. Place 2 of the marzipan squares on the paper and pipe lines of chocolate very close together on top of the marzipan squares, leaving a 1/4-inch clear border around the edges. Top each with another square of marzipan, aligning the edges evenly. Cover the marzipan squares with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours or the freezer for 45 minutes. With a sharp knife, cut the 6-inch squares into 1-inch squares, then return the squares to the freezer for 30 minutes. Remove the squares from the freezer and bring to cool room temperature so the outer coating won't crack when they are dipped.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper. Melt and temper the remaining 1 1/2 pounds chocolate (see pages 25-30). Dip each square in the tempered chocolate, coating it completely. With a dipper or fork, remove the square from the chocolate, carefully shake off the excess chocolate, and turn the square out onto the paper. Repeat with the remaining squares. After dipping 4 squares, press the tines of a fork into the top of each square to create a line design before the chocolate sets up.
• Let the chocolate set up at room temperature, or chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes. Place the squares in paper candy cups. In a tightly covered container wrapped in several layers of aluminum foil, the squares will keep for 1 month in the refrigerator or 2 months in the freezer. They are best eaten at room temperature.