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🍰 Pigs in the Mud Pie

725 kcal · 120 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Place a piece of baking paper on the bottom of a 26-centimeter round springform pan.
  2. 2. Press the paper firmly between the ring and the base of the pan.
  3. 3. Stand the chocolate bars upright in pairs around the inner edge of the pan.
  4. 4. Melt the remaining chocolate either in the microwave or in a double boiler.
  5. 5. Use a pastry brush to glue the chocolate bars together firmly at the touching points.
  6. 6. Spread the remaining liquid chocolate over the bottom of the pan.
  7. 7. Place the pan in the refrigerator until the chocolate is completely hard.
  8. 8. Take white fondant or marzipan and color it with icing color.
  9. 9. Knead the color thoroughly into the mass until it is evenly colored.
  10. 10. Use only a tiny amount of color, as icing color is very intense and contains little moisture.
  11. 11. Shape three small pig rear ends from the mass.
  12. 12. Shape a sitting pig that supports itself with its front paws on the edge.
  13. 13. Shape a pig floating on its back with a head, four legs, and a round belly.
  14. 14. Mix the jelly powder with half the amount of water and four tablespoons of sugar.
  15. 15. Let the mixture cool until it starts to set slightly.
  16. 16. Whip the cream together with cream stabilizer and vanilla sugar until stiff.
  17. 17. Place the whipped cream in a separate bowl.
  18. 18. Gently fold the crème fraîche into the whipped cream.
  19. 19. Add the washed and halved strawberries and the mandarin pieces.
  20. 20. Stir the slightly set jelly briefly into the fruit mixture.
  21. 21. Place the cream in the refrigerator until it becomes slightly firm.
  22. 22. Cut the cake base horizontally in the middle once.
  23. 23. Place one of the two cake halves at the bottom of the chocolate bucket.
  24. 24. Trim the cake base if necessary so that it fits perfectly into the pan.
  25. 25. Spread the prepared fruit cream evenly over the cake base.
  26. 26. Place the second cake half on top of the cream.
  27. 27. Warm the Nutella briefly in the microwave to make it more liquid.
  28. 28. Spread the warmed Nutella evenly over the top cake half.
  29. 29. Press the shaped pigs carefully into the nougat cream.
  30. 30. Draw a few patterns into the surface with a toothpick or knife.

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