Napolitain Cakes

(United Kingdom)

How to Make Napolitains
(little French-syle cakes)

Ingredients:

• 250 grams (1 cup) flour


• 175 grams (3/4 cup) butter


• 100 grams (1/2 cup) strawberry or rasberry jam


• 500 grams (2 cups) confectionary sugar


• 100 grams (1/2 cup) water


• Food coloring, if desired

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 175 degrees celcius (350 degrees Farenheit).

2. In a bowl put the flour and the butter together; mix to make a dough. Make a ball and let rest for 1 hour at room temperature.

3. Roll the dough to 2 cm thickness (about an 1/8 of an inch) and cut with a round dough/cookie cutter (about a 5 centimeter or 2-inch round cutter). Put on tray and bake for 25 minutes.

4. Let cool. Spread with jam and top with another cake to make a "sandwich."

5. For the frosting: Put the confectionary sugar in a small saucepan. Add the water, then heat over medium-low heat. Add food coloring, if desired. Once fairly liquidy, spread the frosting on the cakes with a big spoon. Let the cakes dry for 2 hours.



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