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Two low rolls of light marzipan, lightly powdered with sugar; one remains whole, the other has a few detached slices. The sections show whole hearts of amber date or dark prune with a nut, without chopped fruit or pebble shape.
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Cakes with surprises / Fruit & confectionery

Marzipan Rolls with Hidden Whole Dried Fruit

A recipe by CakeChristmas / Updated on 30 October 2026.

The slices alternately reveal a date or a prune, with a nut in the heart, under a thin envelope of almond.

Two 24-cm rolls of almond, about 24 slices / Assembly without cooking

12Indicative portions
40 minPreparation
0 minBaking
1 hRest & Cooling
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Two almond leaves each wrap a row of four dates and four alternating prunes, stuffed with nuts and kept whole; the rolls are cooled and then cut into slices.

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Preparation

  1. Check for the absence of nuclei. Open the fruit on one side, slide half a walnut ring into each and close. The fruits remain whole.
  2. Divide the marzipan into two 100 g servings. Spread each one between two papers in a rectangle of 24 x 10 cm, about 3 mm. Remove the upper paper.
  3. On each leaf, align four dates and four prunes alternately, tight end to end along a side of 24 cm, leaving 1 cm free at the ends. If the fruits are longer, tilt them slightly or lengthen the leaf to 26 cm without excessively thinning.
  4. Roll the leaf around the fruit line with the help of the paper, without leaving the paper inside. Pinch the joint and close the ends; the rollers are about 24 cm and 3 cm in diameter. Roll very lightly in sugar and then refrigerate for 1 hour.
  5. Cut each roll into twelve 2 cm slices with a thin knife. The sections alternately show date, prune and nuts under the clear envelope; present a still whole roll and some slices.

Preserve and Serve

5 days in a box in the refrigerator; take out 10 minutes before tasting.

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