Kunzel Cakes

[wired]

Does anyone have a recipe/directions for making a Kunzel cake please, I've googled without success (if that's legal)

[Robinia]

Wasn't Kunzle a brand name? I found this

http://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/cakes-based-on-the-original-kunzle-cakes-214.html

[wired]

Thanks,Robinia- I even got the spelling wrong. Clever you for finding it, we were talking about them last night so I thought I'd have a go- nothing else happening in the kitchen this week!!

[Robinia]

Good luck. I think I'd be tempted to eat the chocolate, sponge fingers and strawberries long before they got anywhere near a cake case :)

[woofgang]

I don't think you need a recipe. You make chocolate shells. bake plain sponge and put a a layer in the bottom, brush with apricot jam, then fill with buttercream and decorate as per the photo here

http://www.kzwp.com/lyons/kunzle.htm

http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_5698067_make-chocolate-dessert-cups.html

[wired]

Thanks Woofgang, I couldn't remember what they looked or tasted like but for the spirit of Christmas past I'll give it a go, suppose I could add sherry to the sponge too

[woofgang]

no, don't do that, they need to be dry to hold together, beat booze into the buttercream instead.

[tearinghair]

Ooh, kunzle cakes! My favourites were the orange ones. Would the recipe really taste as good as the originals?

[woofgang]

well i don't think the tesco recipe would, but if you experimented you might achieve somthing good