Othellos

Othellos are small, round cakes made with a special sponge mixture. Prepare the mix for Sponge Roll I, but reduce the first quantity of sugar to 25% (3 oz/90 g). Using a pastry bag with a plain tube, pipe 2-inch (5 cm) mounds onto silicone paper. Bake at 400°F(200°C). Cool. Scoop out a little of the cake from the flat side of each Othello base to make more room for the filling. Select half the cakes to be bottom halves and slice a little off the top of each to make a flat surface.

Sandwich two cakes together (one top and one bottom half) with appropriate filling. Brush with apricot glaze. Set on screens and ice with fondant. To decorate, use a paper cone to pipe a spiral of fondant in the same color on the top of each Othello.