Chocolate Parcel Cake

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Ingredients

  • 200 g mixed chocolate bars
  • 175 g butter or margarine
  • 150 g caster sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 3 None eggs
  • 350 g plain flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 100 ml semi skimmed milk
  • 300 g marzipan
  • 2 tsp cocoa powder
  • 2 tbsp apricot jam

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 10x4 inch loaf pan.
  2. Cream butter, sugar and a pinch of salt until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, until smooth. Fold in flour and baking powder alternately with milk. Fold in chopped chocolate bars. Transfer to loaf pan, smooth surface and bake for 50-60 mins. Let cool for 10 mins then remove from pan to cool completely.
  3. Meanwhile, sprinkle marzipan with cocoa powder. Roll out thinly into a 20x12 inch rectangle. Bring jam with 1 tbsp water to a boil. Place cake on a serving plate and coat with jam. Enclose cake in marzipan. Press edges together and shape into a parcel. Trim excess. Arrange licorice laces to suggest an opened parcel. Decorate with sliced candy bars and dust with cocoa powder.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

766 kcal 38% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 10.2g 20% DV
Total Fat 35.6g 46% DV
Carbs 105.6g 38% DV
Fiber 9.3g 33% DV
Sugar 40.1g 80% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 12497.2mg 100% DV
Potassium 876.8mg 19% DV
Cholesterol 141mg 47% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 66.8mcg 7% DV
Vitamin C 11.4mg 13% DV
Vitamin D 0.4mcg 2% DV
Calcium 1671.8mg 100% DV
Iron 9.6mg 54% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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