Fruity Ladybirds
(6 servings)
(6 servings)
(24 servings)

Knead 170 grams of flour, 50 grams of semolina, 80 grams of sugar, one tablespoon of grounded cinnamon, one pinch of salt, 150 grams of margarine, one egg, 100 grams of chopped chocolate and 100 grams of chopped almonds to a dough.
Form two 25 centimetre long rolls out of the dough and put them wrapped in plastic wrap for one hour in the fridge.

Roll the dough rolls in a mixture of three tablespoons of sugar and one tablespoon of Gingerbread spice mix.
Cut the dough into 5 millimetre thick slices and put them onto a oven tray and bake them for 12 minutes at 160 degrees of Celsius.
(14 servings)
Soak two sheets of gelatin. In a pot bring 375 ml of milk to a boil. In a small bowl mix three tablespoons of milk with 40 grams of starch and 20 grams of baking cocoa. Add the mixture to the boiling milk, turn off the heat, add the soaked gelatin and let the pudding cool down.
Knead 125 grams of plain flour, one knife spoon of baking powder, 15 grams of cocoa, 15 grams of vanilla sugar, 50 grams of sugar and 80 grams of margarine to a dough.
Divide the dough into 12 pieces and form 12 circles on a backing paper covered backing tray. And bake for 10 minutes at 180 degree Celsius.
The heart of each iceberg is a small pudding-filled sponge roll, which is turned sideways.
Whisk four eggs until foamy. Sprinkle in 100 grams of sugar and 15 grams of vanilla sugar and whip until the sugar dissolves.
Gently fold in 100 grams of plain flour, half a teaspoon of backing powder and 40 grams of starch.
Spread the dough on a backing paper covered backing tray. And back for 10 minutes at 180 degree Celsius.
Turn the backed sponge plate upside-down on a sugar covered linen sheet and remove the backing paper. Let it cool down and cut it into 14 approximately 3 centimeter high stripes.
Grate 50 grams of white chocolate.
Whip 250 grams of cream.
Warm up three tablespoons of cranberry jelly.
Cover each sponge stripe with a layer of pudding, sprinkle the pudding with the chocolate, add a line of cranberry jelly and cover with whipped cream, then roll up.
Instead of making 14 small cakes, you could also make one large cake. Just make one big cake base and cut the sponge plate lengthwise in five stripes. Then start with one sideways sponge roll and add the other stripes around the center roll.
Inspired by danish oatmeal cookies I created some softer oatmeal cookies with fruit pieces.
Bring 175 ml of milk, 1 tablespoon of brown sugar and a pinch of salt to a boil. Add 40 grams of oatmeal and turn off the heat and let the porridge cool down.
Cut 80 grams of dried dates into small pieces and put them in a bowl with hot water. After 30 minutes drain off the water.
In a bowl whisk 100 grams of margarine with 75 grams of brown sugar and 1 egg. Add a pinch of cinnamon and the cooled down porridge as well as the dates and 125 grams of plain flour. Mix everything and place dough with a teaspoon in small heaps on two baking trays.
Place the trays in the oven and bake for 16 minutes at 160 degrees Celsius. Let the cookies cool down on a wire rack.