Marzipan Sweets (Marzipankartoffeln)
These traditional German Christmas sweets are made from homemade marzipan coated in cocoa powder. Serve after dinners or give as gifts.
Ingredients
- 160g Caster Sugar
- 100g Icing Sugar
- 160g Ground Almonds
- 35g Water
- 1 Egg Yolk
- 50g Cocoa Powder
- 2 tablespoons Icing Sugar
Tools
- Kenwood Chef
- Small bowl
Method
- Fit the K-Beater
- Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl, fit the splashguard
- Mix – 1 minute, speed 2
- Then add egg yolk
- Mix – 2 minutes, speed 1
- Dust a work surface with icing sugar
- Place the marzipan on the work surface and shape into a ball
- Wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge – 1 hour
- Add the ingredient into a small bowl
- Take 1-2 Tbsp of the chilled marzipan and shape into balls
- Then roll the balls in the cocoa powder until coated
- Serve