fillings
almond filling - mandelcreme
work butter to a cream. add sugar slowly and beat until fluffy. add the egg yolk and beat well. blend in the rum and fold in the ground almonds.
apricot glaze - abrikosglasur
place jam in a small, heavy saucepan and bring it to a boil. cook slowly 10 minutes, or until thick. press through a sieve and spread while hot in a very thin film over breads, pastries and cakes.
butter cream filling - smorcreme
beat in powdered sugar until smooth.
beat in the wine and coffee.
chocolate filling - chokoladecreme
scald the milk. mix flour, cornstarch, sugar and salt well and stir very slowly into scalded milk. cook until thick.
melt chocolate in top of double boiler over hot water and add to cooked mixture.
add eggs. boil 2 minutes.
stir in vanilla. if you wish a glossy filling, stir in 2 tbsp butter after the filling has been removed from the heat.
date filling - dadelcreme