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🍰 Pigs in the Mud Pie
725 kcal · 120 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 cake base ((sponge or shortcrust pastry), 26 cm. diameter)
- 1 bar block chocolate
- 44 chocolate bars ((Kit Kat), or similar)
- 1 tub crème fraîche
- 1 tub whipping cream
- 2 packets vanilla sugar
- 1 packet cream stabilizer
- 1 can mandarin(s)
- 300 g strawberries
- 1 packet jelly powder
- 4 tbsp sugar
- 4 tbsp Nutella
- 150 g fondant (pink, or marzipan)
- optional food coloring
Instructions
- 1. Place a piece of baking paper on the bottom of a 26-centimeter round springform pan.
- 2. Press the paper firmly between the ring and the base of the pan.
- 3. Stand the chocolate bars upright in pairs around the inner edge of the pan.
- 4. Melt the remaining chocolate either in the microwave or in a double boiler.
- 5. Use a pastry brush to glue the chocolate bars together firmly at the touching points.
- 6. Spread the remaining liquid chocolate over the bottom of the pan.
- 7. Place the pan in the refrigerator until the chocolate is completely hard.
- 8. Take white fondant or marzipan and color it with icing color.
- 9. Knead the color thoroughly into the mass until it is evenly colored.
- 10. Use only a tiny amount of color, as icing color is very intense and contains little moisture.
- 11. Shape three small pig rear ends from the mass.
- 12. Shape a sitting pig that supports itself with its front paws on the edge.
- 13. Shape a pig floating on its back with a head, four legs, and a round belly.
- 14. Mix the jelly powder with half the amount of water and four tablespoons of sugar.
- 15. Let the mixture cool until it starts to set slightly.
- 16. Whip the cream together with cream stabilizer and vanilla sugar until stiff.
- 17. Place the whipped cream in a separate bowl.
- 18. Gently fold the crème fraîche into the whipped cream.
- 19. Add the washed and halved strawberries and the mandarin pieces.
- 20. Stir the slightly set jelly briefly into the fruit mixture.
- 21. Place the cream in the refrigerator until it becomes slightly firm.
- 22. Cut the cake base horizontally in the middle once.
- 23. Place one of the two cake halves at the bottom of the chocolate bucket.
- 24. Trim the cake base if necessary so that it fits perfectly into the pan.
- 25. Spread the prepared fruit cream evenly over the cake base.
- 26. Place the second cake half on top of the cream.
- 27. Warm the Nutella briefly in the microwave to make it more liquid.
- 28. Spread the warmed Nutella evenly over the top cake half.
- 29. Press the shaped pigs carefully into the nougat cream.
- 30. Draw a few patterns into the surface with a toothpick or knife.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 725
- Protein: 9 g · Fett/Fat: 38 g · Carbs: 83 g