Mary Berry's Fondant Fancies

Dainty sponge squares topped with marzipan and buttercream blobs, dipped in liquid fondant icing and drizzled with dark chocolate.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 409 kcals 10225 kcals
Carbohydrates 62.6 grams 1565 grams
Fat 17.4 grams 435 grams
Protein 2.7 grams 68.5 grams
Cook Time
40 mins
Produces
25 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
225
g
Self-Raising Flour
For the sponge
225
g
Caster Sugar
For the sponge
200
g
Icing Sugar
For the buttercream
200
g
Marzipan
For the topping
1
kg
White Fondant Icing
For icing and decoration
1
piece
Flavouring
Any flavouring to taste
100
g
Dark Chocolate
For decoration
CondimentsSauces
3
tbsp
Apricot Jam
For the marzipan topping
Dairy
225
g
Butter
Softened baking spread or butter for the sponge
4
piece
Eggs
Free-range for the sponge
250
g
Unsalted Butter
Softened for the buttercream
Fruits
1
piece
Lemon
Grated rind only for the sponge
Liquids
150
ml
Water
For thinning fondant
Other
1
piece
Food Colouring
Any colour to taste

Steps

  • Preheat the oven to 160°C and grease a 20cm square tin with parchment paper.
  • Beat the sponge ingredients until smooth and transfer to the tin.
  • Bake for 40 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
  • Cool in the tin for 10 minutes then chill in the fridge until cold.
  • Beat the butter and icing sugar until smooth to make buttercream.
  • Place 100g of buttercream in a piping bag and chill slightly.
  • Sieve heated apricot jam into a bowl.
  • Brush the top of the chilled cake with the jam.
  • Roll marzipan thinly, cover the cake, and chill again.
  • Cut the cake into twenty-five 4cm squares with straight edges.
  • Coat cake sides with buttercream and pipe a blob on top before chilling for 20 minutes.
  • Mix fondant cubes with a splash of water in a mixer until liquid.
  • Add food colouring and flavouring to the icing to taste.
  • Melt the dark chocolate and place it in a piping bag.
  • Place a cake square onto a fork.
  • Dip each square into the fondant and set on a cooling rack.
  • Allow the fondant to set at room temperature to maintain shine.
  • Drizzle the cakes with melted chocolate in a zig-zag pattern.
  • Let the chocolate set before serving.