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-skull chocoballs-

(makes 16)

skull chocoballs!

-ingredients-

1 tube chocolate icing

2-3 tablespoons cpricot jam

3-4 tablespoons Gran Marnier (A type of liqueur. It�s made of orange peels and cognac, and is frequently used when making sweets with fruits and chocolates.)

150g white chocolate for coating (5 oz)

18cm sponge cake (Approx. 200g or 6-7 oz)

preserved orange peels to taste (Orange peels that have been preserved in sugar. They can be chopped up and mixed into cookies and pound cake, or used as a decoration.)

-preparation-

before making the chocoballs, cut the orange peels into fine, thin strips.

-directions-

1.Coarsely crumble the sponge cake.

2.Add the orange peel, gran marnier, and apricot jam to step 1. Mix well with a spatula until mixture is about as soft as an earlobe.

3.Divide mixture into 16 pieces and shape into skulls. Line them up on a tray, wrap in plastic, and set aside in the refrigerator to chill.

skull shaping

If you make a triangle at the end after you shape it into a ball it will look more like a skull!

4.Chop the chocolate into small bits and melt it in hot water that is about 60 degrees C (140 degrees F).(Chocolate and water? They don't mix. So this step probably actually means to melt the chocolate in a double boiler; making sure the chocolate melts, but that it doesn't touch the water.)

5.Put a skull (from step 3) on a fork and, using a spoon, coat evenly with the chocolate (from step 4). Put the remaining chocolate on butcher paper to settle.

6.Use the chocolate icing to draw the face on the skulls (from step 5). The chocolate icing hardens easily, so it�s best to put it in hot water to soften and then use it.

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