Tasty Chocolate
Squares Make A
Perfect Party Offering
Chocolate Squares
Makes 3 to 4 dozen
1 cup honey
1/3 cup granulated sugar
7 tablespoons butter
3 cups all-purpose fl our
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
3 tablespoons cocoa
3 teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs
2 tablespoons rum
2 pounds marzipan
1/3 cup icing sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup apricot jelly
2 cups chocolate, dark or milk
1 cup icing sugar
4 to 5 tablespoons milk or water
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup white chocolate, melted
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Oil a rimmed cookie sheet.
2. Heat honey, sugar and butter in a saucepan until sugar and
butter are melted, stirring constantly. Let cool.
3. Mix fl our, pumpkin pie spice, cocoa, and baking powder together
and set aside.
4. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the eggs with the rum.
Add the cooled honey mixture and mix. Slowly add in fl our
mixture and mix until smooth.
5. Spread dough onto cookie sheet, approximately 1/2-inch
thick. Smooth top and bake for 20 to 30 minutes, or until
wooden toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
Let cool.
6. To assemble, knead marzipan with 1/3 cup icing sugar and
almond extract. If too soft, add a bit more icing sugar.
7. Roll out marzipan mixture between two layers of plastic
wrap until it is the size of a cake.
8. Cut the cake horizontally to make two layers. Brush bottom
layer with jelly or marmalade and then cover with marzipan.
9. Next, brush jelly or marmalade over marzipan layer. Cover
with top cake layer. Cut into approximately 1-inch squares.
10. In a double-boiler, melt chocolate and mix with 1 cup icing
sugar, the water or milk, and butter.
Dip “dominosteine” in chocolate and let set on cookie rack
until chocolate has hardened. Place melted white chocolate
in a small piping bag and decorate the chocolate squares with
dots of melted white chocolate for a domino decoration.•
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